lˈɛɾɚz pˈæʔn̩t wɜːɹ ˈɪʃuːd baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ nˈuː bˈaʊndɚɹi fɚðə kˈɑːləni, wˌɪtʃ ɛŋkˈʌmpəst ˈɔːl ˈaɪləndz wɪðˌɪn ɐ sˈɪksti nˈɔːɾɪkəl mˈaɪl ɹˈeɪdɪəs ʌvðə kˈoʊst ʌv kwˈiːnslənd.
Letters Patent  were issued by the British Government in 1872 creating a new boundary for the colony, which encompassed all islands within a 60 nautical mile radius of the coast of Queensland.