I came across this website some time ago, which includes some recollections about Ross Island:
townsvillememories / FrontPage
Ross Island:
townsvillememories / A Ross Island ‘Mud Picker’ by Norman Timms.
Railway Estate:
Mudpicker Family
Family History of the Wilsons, Raynors, Colemans of Ross Island and the Smyths, Townsville North Queensland Australia
Mudpicker Family 