▁en list ed ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁men ▁from ▁Sa ib ai , ▁Bo igu ▁and ▁M t ▁Corn wall is ▁islands ▁also ▁discussed ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁developing ▁a ▁community ▁on ▁the ▁main land . ▁Sa ib ai ▁elder , ▁B am aga ▁G in au , ▁supported ▁the ▁proposal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁king ▁t ides ▁caused ▁serious ▁damage ▁to ▁properties ▁and ▁gard ens ▁across ▁Sa ib ai . ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Sa ib ai ▁was ▁totally ▁flo oded ▁by ▁ ▁of ▁water . ▁E ros ion ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁fresh water ▁were ▁concerns . ▁ ▁B am aga ▁G in au ▁called ▁a ▁meeting ▁regarding ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁Sa ib ai ▁and ▁after ▁much ▁discussion ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁families ▁made ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁leave ▁Sa ib ai ▁and ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Cape ▁York ▁Pen ins ula . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁families ▁left ▁Sa ib ai ▁on ▁the ▁p ear l ▁lug gers ▁Mill ard ▁and ▁Mac oy ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Mut te e ▁He ads ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁where ▁they ▁established ▁a ▁temporary ▁settlement ▁in ▁abandoned ▁army ▁facilities . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government ▁gaz ett ed ▁ 4 4 , 5 0 0 ▁acres ▁extending ▁from ▁Red ▁Island ▁Point ▁to ▁Kennedy ▁In let ▁and ▁the ▁Cow al ▁Creek ▁mission , ▁as ▁a ▁reserve ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4