[2]: 58–61 [3] It is located at the north-western corner of the World Heritage area, almost due west of Carnarvon, Western Australia.

[5] In 1908 the Western Australian government created lock hospitals on Bernier and Dorre Islands, in order to forcibly incarcerate Aboriginal people suspected of having venereal disease.

The facilities at the lock hospitals were inadequate, inmates had no contact with their families back home, and underwent experimental medical treatments.

[8] During the 2019 centenary commemoration, Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan described the Bernier and Dorre lock hospital era as "a really horrific piece of Western Australian history".

[7] In April 2019 the Lock Hospital Tragedy Memorial Don't look at the Islands was installed on the mainland at Carnarvon, near the place where Aboriginal detainees were taken by boat to Bernier and Dorre.