From 1863, around 62,000 people were kidnapped or taken from the South Sea Islands to work in Queensland's agricultural industries in a process known as blackbirding. By 1908, ...

RECOGNITION, employment and services were a few of the issues raised at a discussion between government members and South Sea Islander groups from all over the state yesterday.

that most singular and important region of the South, in which Sea Island cotton is grown, is now in possession of the National forces; and this year there will be none of the exquisite fibre ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. The extraordinary story of Andrew's ancestors, who along with up to 60,000 others, were recruited from ...

The whereabouts of South Sea Islanders believed to have been buried on a hospital site in North Queensland in the late 1800s remains a mystery after a ground-penetrating radar search failed.