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Australian South Sea Islanders 1867 to 1948

Created 05/05/2025

Updated 05/05/2025

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This index was compiled from a wide variety of government records detailing the administration of the South Sea Islander immigration and employment program in Queensland between 1867 and 1908. Read more about these South Sea Islander records held at Queensland State Archives. NOTE: Terms found in the records reflect the period in which they were created. As such, some words and descriptions may be culturally insensitive.

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Title Australian South Sea Islanders 1867 to 1948
Language English
Licence cc-by-4
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/eae0afa9-681c-4bda-b335-fa0c53ddec96
Remote Last Updated 02/09/2024
Contact Point
Queensland State Archives
web@archives.qld.gov.au
Reference Period 25/06/2014
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Queensland Government "Australian South Sea Islanders 1867 to 1948". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/australian-south-sea-islanders-1867-to-1908