South Sea Islanders
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South Sea Islanders, also known as Australian South Sea Islanders and formerly referred to as Kanakas, are the Australian descendants of Pacific Islanders from more than 80 islands – including the Oce
South Sea Islander labourers on a Queensland pineapple plantation, 1890s
Kanakas were workers from various Pacific Islands employed in British colonies, such as British Columbia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Queensland in the 19th and early 20th ce
South Sea Islanders
…South Sea Islanders, also known as Australian South Sea Islanders (ASSI) and formerly referred to as Kanakas, are the Australian descendants of Pacific Islanders from more than 80 islands – including the Oceanian archipelagoes of the Solomon Islands, New…
Kanaka workers on a sugar cane plantation in Queensland, late 19th century
Loyalty Islanders employed as sailors on the New Caledonian coast
Kanaka built house in Queensland in 1907