Skirmish Swamp

Skirmish Swamp is a swamp on Bribie Island and popular fishing spot just south of Bongaree.

Name
Skirmish Swamp likely got its name from Point Skirmish which was what Bribie Island (at least what had been discovered at that point) was called by early explorer Matthew Flinders. On July 16, 1799, during an exploratory landing on the southern end of the island, Flinders and his party had a clash with local Aboriginal people of the Gubbi Gubbi language group. It's believed that the clash actually happened at what's now known as South Point but names such as Skirmish Swamp and Point Skirmish are still currently names for locations on the island.