ˈæftɚɹ ɐn ɪnspˈɛkʃən baɪ kwˈiːnsləndz ɡˈʌvɚnɚ bˈoʊɪn, ɐ sˈɛɾəlmənt wʌz plˈænd fɚðɪ ˈaɪlənd bˌʌt ɪt wʌz bˈɪlt ɪnstˈɛd ɔnðɪ ɐdʒˈeɪsənt mˈeɪnlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː æt sˈʌməsˌɛt, kwˈiːnslənd.
After an inspection by Queensland's Governor Bowen, a settlement was planned for the island but it was built instead on the adjacent mainland in 1863 at Somerset, Queensland.