Stickney Island

Stickney Island is an uninhabited island of the Sir Joseph Banks Group located in Spencer Gulf, South Australia.

Hammerhead Shark Island (Stickney)

History

The island was named after a town in Lincolnshire by Captain Matthew Flinders during his explorations of the South Australian coast in HMS Investigator.

In the 1800s, Stickney Island was visited by shooters and fishers.[1] In 1885, a lease was offered for grazing and cultivation purposes on Stickney Island.[2] The lease was taken up by J. Sawyer.[3] In 1906, Stickney Island was leased by R. Sawyer, who also leased Roxby Island.[4]

The shipwrecked crew of the cutter Jessie was found there in September 1903, having survived on a diet of fish alone. Their vessel had been inundated during rough seas and sank while the crew was ashore.[5]

In 1939, Zane Grey caught a Great white shark in the waters surrounding Stickney and Spilsby Islands.[6] In the 1930s, fishermen caught sweep and whiting in the waters off Stickney Island.[7]

References
  1. "WITH THE MARINE BOARD THE GOVERNOR MUSGRAVE". South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1881 - 1889). 21 February 1885. p. 7. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. "Agriculture, &c". South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1881 - 1889). 10 January 1885. p. 13. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. "GOVERNMENT LAND SALES". Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904). 31 January 1885. p. 32. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. "LAND ALLOTMENTS". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). 6 July 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. "BOATING PARTY FOUND". Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912). 9 September 1903. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. "Mr. Grey Makes Second Catch". West Coast Recorder (Port Lincoln, SA : 1909 - 1942). 10 April 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. "Week-end Holiday on Cutter". Port Lincoln Times (SA : 1927 - 1954). 2 February 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 20 June 2021.


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