Last Leaves from Dunk Island by E.J. Banfield is the tale of a beautiful, untouched island off the coast of North Queensland and the storms that ravage it to pieces. Banfield paints the aftermath with a detailed eye and a reverence for nature. Excerpt: “Early in the year 1918 two great storms visited the coast of North Queensland. One centered off the port of Mackay, four hundred miles to the south of Dunk Island, on 21st January, and the other about twenty-five miles to the north, on 10th March. Forty-eight hours prior to the Mackay storm premonitory effects were observed here, succeeding a memorable tidal jumble.”
