baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, ɐ pɹətˈɛktɚɹ ʌv ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəlz hɐdbɪn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə θˈɜːzdeɪ ˈaɪlənd ænd, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z, ɹˈeɪʃəl lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən wʌz stɹˈɪktli ɐplˈaɪd tə tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt ˈaɪləndɚz, ɛnˈeɪblɪŋ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tə ɹᵻmˈuːv ˈaɪləndɚz tə ɹɪzˈɜːvz ænd mˈɪʃən əkɹˌɑːs kwˈiːnslənd.
By 1918, a Protector of Aboriginals had been appointed to Thursday Island and, during the 1920s and 1930s, racial legislation was strictly applied to Torres Strait Islanders, enabling the government to remove Islanders to reserves and mission across Queensland.