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Australian South Sea Islanders

Australian South Sea Islanders have a compelling heritage etched in the landscapes of Queensland. State Library has a vast array of collections and resources to explore, providing an insight into their history and contribution.

Photographs

Refined White Exhibition 2001 photographic materials

Children ride the merry-go-round on Recognition Day at Emmaus College, Rockhampton, 2000.
Percy Mooney sitting on a stump in his yard in Habana, Queensland, 2000.
Stone wall built by Australian South Sea Islander labourers at Bargara, Queensland, 2000.
Evelyn Parter, an Australian South Sea Islander, sitting inside her home in Joskeleigh, Queensland, 2000.
South Sea Islander Cane Cutter Memorial outside the South Sea Islander Hut in Mackay, Queensland, 2000.
Australian South Sea Islander men preparing rocks for a hungi pit in Lakes Creek, Rockhampton, Queensland, 2000.
Faye Warcon with her granddaughter at Cawarral, Queensland, 2000.
Lloyd Willie with a South Sea Islander trade box family heirloom in Rockhampton, Queensland, 2000.
Danny Tanner standing next to an Australian South Sea Islander grave at the Bundaberg Cemetery, Queensland, 2000.
Children ride the merry-go-round on Recognition Day at Emmaus College, Rockhampton, 2000.
Percy Mooney sitting on a stump in his yard in Habana, Queensland, 2000.
Stone wall built by Australian South Sea Islander labourers at Bargara, Queensland, 2000.
Evelyn Parter, an Australian South Sea Islander, sitting inside her home in Joskeleigh, Queensland, 2000.
South Sea Islander Cane Cutter Memorial outside the South Sea Islander Hut in Mackay, Queensland, 2000.
Australian South Sea Islander men preparing rocks for a hungi pit in Lakes Creek, Rockhampton, Queensland, 2000.
Faye Warcon with her granddaughter at Cawarral, Queensland, 2000.
Lloyd Willie with a South Sea Islander trade box family heirloom in Rockhampton, Queensland, 2000.
Danny Tanner standing next to an Australian South Sea Islander grave at the Bundaberg Cemetery, Queensland, 2000.
Children ride the merry-go-round on Recognition Day at Emmaus College, Rockhampton, 2000.
Percy Mooney sitting on a stump in his yard in Habana, Queensland, 2000.
Stone wall built by Australian South Sea Islander labourers at Bargara, Queensland, 2000.
Evelyn Parter, an Australian South Sea Islander, sitting inside her home in Joskeleigh, Queensland, 2000.
South Sea Islander Cane Cutter Memorial outside the South Sea Islander Hut in Mackay, Queensland, 2000.
Australian South Sea Islander men preparing rocks for a hungi pit in Lakes Creek, Rockhampton, Queensland, 2000.
Faye Warcon with her granddaughter at Cawarral, Queensland, 2000.
Lloyd Willie with a South Sea Islander trade box family heirloom in Rockhampton, Queensland, 2000.
Danny Tanner standing next to an Australian South Sea Islander grave at the Bundaberg Cemetery, Queensland, 2000.

25 years of Australian South Sea Islander National Recognition

Tai Bobongie, 2018-2019.
Jamie Vea Vea, 2018-2019.
Charmaine Miller, 2018-2019.
Dennis Bobongie, 2018-2019.
Fiona Tass, 2018-2019.
Tai Bobongie, 2018-2019.
Jamie Vea Vea, 2018-2019.
Charmaine Miller, 2018-2019.
Dennis Bobongie, 2018-2019.
Fiona Tass, 2018-2019.
Tai Bobongie, 2018-2019.
Jamie Vea Vea, 2018-2019.
Charmaine Miller, 2018-2019.
Dennis Bobongie, 2018-2019.
Fiona Tass, 2018-2019.

Historic photographs

(Two men posed in a studio) Untitled
Australian South Sea Islanders photographed at Bingera Sugar Plantation, n.d.
South Sea Islanders on a labour vessel, n.d.
Untitled [woman and man posing in a photographic studio], n.d.
Australian South Sea Islander cane cutters on a sugar plantation in Queensland, n.d.
Australian South Sea Islander wedding in Bundaberg, Queensland, 1909.
Untitled [two young men posing in a photographic studio], n.d.
Australian South Sea Islanders at a garden party near Mackay, n.d.
Australian South Sea Islander women at Farnborough, Queensland, c.1895.
(Two men posed in a studio) Untitled
Australian South Sea Islanders photographed at Bingera Sugar Plantation, n.d.
South Sea Islanders on a labour vessel, n.d.
Untitled [woman and man posing in a photographic studio], n.d.
Australian South Sea Islander cane cutters on a sugar plantation in Queensland, n.d.
Australian South Sea Islander wedding in Bundaberg, Queensland, 1909.
Untitled [two young men posing in a photographic studio], n.d.
Australian South Sea Islanders at a garden party near Mackay, n.d.
Australian South Sea Islander women at Farnborough, Queensland, c.1895.
(Two men posed in a studio) Untitled
Australian South Sea Islanders photographed at Bingera Sugar Plantation, n.d.
South Sea Islanders on a labour vessel, n.d.
Untitled [woman and man posing in a photographic studio], n.d.
Australian South Sea Islander cane cutters on a sugar plantation in Queensland, n.d.
Australian South Sea Islander wedding in Bundaberg, Queensland, 1909.
Untitled [two young men posing in a photographic studio], n.d.
Australian South Sea Islanders at a garden party near Mackay, n.d.
Australian South Sea Islander women at Farnborough, Queensland, c.1895.

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