South Sea Islanders
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South Sea Islanders has 89 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 33 references, with 6 live disagreements.
Mostly:employed in(3), includes person(2), harder to obtain(2)
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- Pearling Industry[22]all time · 001 Gutenberg Net Au Ebooks13 1303641h Html D45e8a9888e2
- Pearl Shell and Beche De Mer Fisheries[10]all time · Northmost Australia Vol2 Cooktown Coen Archer Context
- Queensland Sugar Industry[23]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All James Walker Maryborough Saturday 3 September 1881 169520032 Local News
Includes Personin disputeincludesPerson
- Bob Rarotonga[26]all time · Row 2475 Eid 67472
- George Harvey[26]all time · Row 2475 Eid 67472
Harder to Obtainin disputeharderToObtain
More Costly Than Hithertoin disputemoreCostlyThanHitherto
Ceased to Be Terror toin disputeceasedToBeTerrorTo
- European Labourers[4]all time · Mauritius Queensland
- Europesns Labourers Queensland[4]all time · Mauritius Queensland
Insufficient Number toin disputeinsufficientNumberTo
- Seriously Affect Labour Market[4]all time · Mauritius Queensland
- Seriously Affect Labour Market Queensland[4]all time · Mauritius Queensland
Best Labourers forbestLabourersFor
- Cane Fields[10]all time · Northmost Australia Vol2 Cooktown Coen Archer Context
- Cane Fields[11]all time · 001 Gutenberg Net Au Ebooks13 1303641h Html Html Extracted 8a88a944988d
Abductedabducted
- Torres Strait Islander Women[2]all time · Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 0075
- Torres Strait Islander Women[3]all time · Qsa Index Charles Hilton Lawrence Cooktown Black Protector North Shore Reserve 1882
Presupposes ExistencepresupposesExistence
- true[24]all time · Trove Trove Reynolds Qld James Walker Maryborough Saturday 8 February 1873 1308693 Telegraphic Australian Associated Press Telegrams Warwick Friday
Subject tosubjectTo
- Labor Recruitment System[32]all time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Blucher Aboriginal Thursday 13 August 1885 288624273 Water Scheme Conference
Returned toreturnedTo
- South Sea Islands[23]all time · Trove Trove Cooktown All James Walker Maryborough Saturday 3 September 1881 169520032 Local News
Also Known AsalsoKnownAs
- Pacific Islanders[6]sourceall time · Trove Trove Articles Yarrabah Transfer Saturday 4 February 1933 54718976 Origin and History Aboriginal Missions Queensland Settlements
Inbound mentions (50)
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- Early State Administrations
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performedByPerformed by(2)
- Beche De Mer and Pearl Fishing
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reflectsAttitudeTowardReflects Attitude Toward(2)
- Article
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againstInterestsOfAgainst Interests of(1)
- Charges Against William Mitchell
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appliesToIslandersApplies to Islanders(1)
- Polynesian Labour Extension Act
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- Divers
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- Itm3831223
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carriedCarried(1)
- Labour Schooner Hopeful
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classifiedAsClassified As(1)
- Nine Armed South Sea Islanders
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commonForCommon for(1)
- Poor Conditions
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- Race and Class
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- Henry Chester
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- Mackay Mills
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- Chinese Employers
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employedEmployed(1)
- Maritime Industry
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- Pearl Shell Industry
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equivalentToEquivalent to(1)
- Kanakas
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- Kanakas
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- Kanaka
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- Moa Island Mission
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historicalContextHistorical Context(1)
- Maritime Industry
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includesResidentsOfEthnicBackgroundsIncludes Residents of Ethnic Backgrounds(1)
- Aboriginal War Census Returns 1915 1916
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- Baptised Among Crocodiles
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isMoreIntelligentThanIs More Intelligent Than(1)
- Cingalese People
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- Kanakas
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majorityAreMajority Are(1)
- Seafaring People Pearlshelling Beche De Mer
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mannedBoatWithManned Boat With(1)
- Mr Jardine
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occupiedByOccupied by(1)
- Stations
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- Bech De Mer Industry
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- Bech De Mer Industry
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principallyPrincipally(1)
- Missionaries New Guinea
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- Moa Island Mission
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refersToRefers to(1)
- Kanakas
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- Itm847221 Col A490 87 1435
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- Robert Lehman
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suchAsSuch As(1)
- Aboriginal War Census
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targetsTargets(1)
- Portion Prohibiting Sale to Aboriginals
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toBeReplacedWithTo Be Replaced With(1)
- White Crew Hygeia
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witnessingDeathCertificatesOfWitnessing Death Certificates of(1)
- Aboriginals Ingham
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wouldVoteToExcludeWould Vote to Exclude(1)
- Miners
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Other facts (68)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Is Population Group | Pacific Island Population | [6] |
| Previously Resident in | Torres Strait Islands | [6] |
| Married to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Women | true | [28] |
| Taken to Work in | sugarcane plantations | [33] |
| Recognised Separate1975 | Still Under Daia | [31] |
| Employed As | White Collar Workers in Banks Offices | [20] |
| Employed As Nurses | null | [20] |
| Employed As Teachers and Pastors | null | [20] |
| Great Majority Practising Christians | null | [20] |
| In Own Small Businesses Such As Truck Driving | null | [20] |
| Must Qualify for Aboriginal Programs Through | Aboriginal Descent | [20] |
| Preserved Value System Traditional Pragmatism Self Reliance Industriousness Generosity Hospitality | null | [20] |
| Success Stories in | Aitep | [20] |
| Suffered Local Racism Legislative Restrictions Removed1960s | null | [20] |
| Wary Due to Long Experience Conduct Social Within Own Communities | null | [20] |
| Ambivalent Social Position | links to Black community strong despite tensions | [7] |
| Misidentified As Aboriginal Torres | Queensland Nsw Coast | [7] |
| Employ Aboriginals in District | Aboriginals | [19] |
| Known As | cannibals | [27] |
| Important for | Sugar Cane Sowing and Harvesting | [25] |
| Controlled by | inspectors and stringent special laws | [16] |
| Number | 8000 | [16] |
| Employ | Aboriginal Labor | [18] |
| Best Labourers in Cane Fields | null | [13] |
| Perform Duties in | Pearling Industry | [13] |
| Best Labourers for Cane Fields | null | [12] |
| Voluntarily Renewed Service | null | [12] |
| Are Best | Cane Field Labourers | [8] |
| Best Labour for | Cane Fields | [14] |
| Well Treated on | Queensland Plantations | [14] |
| Best for | Cane Fields | [9] |
| Passed Through | Cooktown | [30] |
| Transported by | Steamer Marunon | [30] |
| Origins Include | Rolumah, Lifu, Savage Island, Tanna | [29] |
| Built Houses on | Darnley Island | [15] |
| Commenced Gardens on | Darnley Island | [15] |
| Relocated by | J Douglas | [15] |
| Removed by From | J Douglas | [15] |
| Built Comfortable Houses on | Darnley Island | [15] |
| Commenced Cultivating | Gardens on Darnley | [15] |
| Removed From | Murray Island | [15] |
| 75 Percent Returning With Firearms | null | [1] |
| Take Liberal Supply of | Firearms and Ammunition | [1] |
| Uncivilised | True | [15] |
| Becoming Scarcer Daily | null | [1] |
| Becoming Scarcer | daily | [1] |
| Introducing Lower Class Physique | yes | [1] |
| Countrymen of | Ruatoka | [17] |
| Creeping in Everywhere | null | [1] |
| Employed in Tin Mines | Wild River | [1] |
| Have Interest in Produce | 20s to 30s per ton fish | [15] |
| Interest in Produce | 20s to 30s per ton of fish | [15] |
| Wages | 30s per month | [15] |
| Insufficient in Number to | seriously affect labour market except locally | [4] |
| No Longer Feared by | Europesns Workers | [4] |
| Affect Labour Market Except in | Particular Localities | [4] |
| Exist in Insufficient Numbers | null | [4] |
| Not Sufficient Number to | Seriously Permanently Affect Labour Market | [4] |
| Ceased to Be | terror to European labourers | [4] |
| Not Sufficient to | Seriously Affect Labour Market Qld | [4] |
| Has Context | blackbirding era | [24] |
| Alias | Kanakas | [5] |
| Fall Between Two Stools Not Postwar Immigrants Not Indigenous | null | [20] |
| Implicature of Impunity | null | [3] |
| Known As Kanakas | Kanakas | [18] |
| Previously Terror to Labourers | null | [4] |
| Employed As Labor | Plantations | [21] |
| Stereotyped As Troublesome | Police | [15] |
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See also
- Torres Strait Islander Women
- Particular Localities
- Kanakas
- Pacific Islanders
- Cane Field Labourers
- Cane Fields
- Darnley Island
- European Labourers
- Europesns Labourers Queensland
- Gardens on Darnley
- Ruatoka
- Aboriginal Labor
- Aboriginals
- White Collar Workers in Banks Offices
- Plantations
- Pearling Industry
- Pearl Shell and Beche De Mer Fisheries
- Queensland Sugar Industry
- Wild River
- Sugar Cane Sowing and Harvesting
- Bob Rarotonga
- George Harvey
- Seriously Affect Labour Market
- Seriously Affect Labour Market Queensland
- Pacific Island Population
- Queensland Nsw Coast
- Aboriginal Descent
- Europesns Workers
- Seriously Permanently Affect Labour Market
- Seriously Affect Labour Market Qld
- Cooktown
- Torres Strait Islands
- Still Under Daia
- J Douglas
- Murray Island
- South Sea Islands
- Police
- Labor Recruitment System
- Aitep
- Firearms and Ammunition
- Steamer Marunon
- True
- Queensland Plantations
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