▁make ▁the ▁first ▁sound ▁record ings ▁and ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it . ▁ ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government ▁began ▁to ▁ex ert ▁more ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁people . ▁John ▁Douglas , ▁the ▁government ▁Res ident ▁at ▁Th urs day ▁Island , ▁initially ▁shield ed ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers ▁from ▁the ▁cont rolling ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Ab original ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Rest riction ▁of ▁the ▁S ale ▁of ▁O pi um ▁Act ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁After ▁Douglas ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁the ▁administration ▁that ▁followed ▁began ▁to ▁assert ▁control ▁over ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁labour ▁and ▁sav ings ▁accounts ▁and ▁im posed ▁restrictions ▁on ▁Island er ▁movement ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁main land . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁Sa ib ai ▁was ▁officially ▁gaz ett ed ▁as ▁an ▁Ab original ▁reserve ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government . ▁Many ▁other ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Islands ▁were ▁gaz ett ed ▁as ▁Ab original ▁res erves ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Short ages ▁of ▁food ▁on ▁Sa ib ai ▁were ▁mentioned ▁in ▁a ▁government ▁report ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁a ▁religious ▁movement ▁known ▁as ▁" G erman ▁Wis lin " ▁emer ged ▁on ▁Sa ib ai .