1 9 5 9 ▁" N est ▁E gg ▁Sch eme ", ▁where by ▁British ▁migr ants ▁with ▁ ▁in ▁sav ings ▁could ▁get ▁assist ed ▁passage ▁without ▁an ▁accommod ation ▁spons or ▁in ▁Australia , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁need ▁for ▁emer gency ▁accommod ation . ▁Y ung aba ▁and ▁Col ms lie ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁first , ▁but ▁any ▁extra ▁British ▁could ▁join ▁the ▁Dutch ▁migr ants ▁at ▁W ac ol . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁R AN ▁declared ▁its ▁remaining ▁land ▁near ▁the ▁host el ▁as ▁sur plus ▁to ▁requirements . ▁The ▁R AN ▁work sh ops , ▁s lip way ▁and ▁jet ty , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁Small ▁Bo at ▁Squadron ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁had ▁been ▁declared ▁sur plus ▁by ▁the ▁Army ▁by ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁land ▁ad jo ining ▁the ▁Host el ▁was ▁thus ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Im m igration ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁this ▁water front ▁area , ▁with ▁the ▁work sh ops , ▁s lip way , ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁host el ▁grounds , ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Fish ▁Board . ▁The ▁two - stor ied ▁Fer ment ation ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁Ac et ate ▁of ▁L ime ▁Factory ▁still ▁stands ▁on ▁this ▁land , ▁which ▁now ▁contains ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁Fish ▁Mark