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Haycock Island
HISTORY
Haycock Island
The name 'Haycock Island' was given in March 1868 to today's Sidney
Island off the western side of Lindeman Island by Commander H. M. Bingham,
RN, in HMS Virago. In his sailing directions Bingham says it
was so named because of its appearance, that is, of a haystack. The name
however did not survive and in 1879 the name 'Sidney Island' appeared on the
charts of Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell, RN. following his surveys in SS Llewellyn
(see Lindeman Island).
The Information on the Whitsunday Islands is reproduced by kind permission of Mr. Ray Blackwood from his book:
" The Whitsunday Islands An Historical Dictionary ".
Please visit his site here. It is well worth the time!