For Kathleen Musulin, a Malgana / Yawuru woman living in Carnarvon and a member
of the Carnarvon Shire Council lock hospital memorial working group (and co-author
of this article), the trip to Dorre with Garrett was also an opportunity to
connect with ancestors, particularly her great grandmother, who was one
of hundreds of Aboriginal people imprisoned on the
islands, many
of whom died there.