ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ænd ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, mˈɑːɹɡɹət lˈɔːɹi vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt, ˈɔfən stˈeɪɪŋ fɔːɹ mˈʌnθs æɾə tˈaɪm.
In the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, Margaret Lawrie visited the Torres Strait, often staying for months at a time.