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Grindal Island (also referred to as Garden Island) is a island of the Taylor Islands group, located between the Jussieu Peninsula and Thistle Island near the mouth of "Out among the people - Where did the rats come from?"
''Chronicle'', South Australia (1936-01-30). Retrieved 2014-01-29.
Grindal Island (also referred to as Garden Island) is a island of the Taylor Islands group, located between the Jussieu Peninsula and Thistle Island near the mouth of Spencer Gulf
The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost and larger of two large inlets (the other being Gulf St Vincent) on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. It spans from the Cape Catastrophe an ...
, South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
. It was purchased by G. Dorwald in 1895. It has been used for the grazing of sheep. According to Captain R.R. Tapley of the ''Martindale'', in the 1890s the island was home to hundreds of Cape Barren geese. "Buggy wheel tracks" were also visible, which he learnt were actually rat pads. In 1936 he reflected on his experiences 40 years prior, stating: "The rats suddenly disappeared, and have not been seen since. They used to run over everything and everybody at night".''Chronicle'', South Australia (1936-01-30). Retrieved 2014-01-29.
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