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Help uncover Australian South Sea Islander history by tagging photos in Flickr
State Library of Queensland’s new digital volunteer program Pitch In! makes it possible for anyone, anywhere to contribute their knowledge to Australian South Sea Islander (ASSI) photographs by tagging...
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Wed 21 Aug, 6pm | John Oxley Library, level 4, State Library of Queensland Free, bookings required, 3840 7768 This year marks 150 years since the arrival of South Sea Islanders in Queensland. Today,...
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Australian South Sea Islander Symposium: A Time for Telling
Australian South Sea Islanders cutting sugar cane on a plantation at Bingera, Queensland, ca. 1905 Australian South Sea Islanders have a unique identity and heritage that has been enriching...
View ArticlePodcast – Bittersweet Queensland (A Night in the JOL)
2013 marks 150 years since the arrival of South Sea Islanders in Queensland. Today, more than 20,000 descendants identify as Australian South Sea Islanders and continue to enrich Queensland’s cultural...
View ArticlePodcast – A time for telling
Australian South Sea Islanders have a unique identity and heritage that has been enriching Queensland’s cultural diversity for 150 years. 2013 marks a time for telling and sharing memories, stories,...
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WANTOK 2013
Guest blogger: Emelda Davis – President, Australian South Sea Islanders (Port Jackson) Limited WANTOK 2013 The Australian South Sea Islanders – Port Jackson (ASSI.PJ) formally invite you to participate...
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Who was Tarragindi Tasserone?
Guest blogger: Kathleen Mary Fallon – John Oxley Library Fellow, State Library of Queensland Tarragindi Tasserone I’d always assumed Tarragindi was an Aboriginal name. However, the suburb was named...
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South Sea Islander boarding house in South Brisbane
Guest blogger: Kathleen Mary Fallon – John Oxley Library Fellow, State Library of Queensland In South Brisbane, on the corner of Russell and Grey Streets, there was a South Sea Islander (SSI) boarding...
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Glenlyon House
Guest blogger: Kathleen Mary Fallon – John Oxley Library Fellow, State Library of Queensland [This article contains the word ‘Kanaka’, the name used to describe South Sea Islanders who worked in the...
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Event at SLQ – Hidden Histories
Australian South Sea Islanders in traditional dress on Hamleigh plantation near Ingham Queensland ca. 1887 In many respects Australian South Sea Islander history and culture is hidden in full view....
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