Australian South Sea Islander exhibition coming to the State Library of Queensland

South Sea Islanders cutting cane in the Bundaberg district, ca. 1906. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Image APO-032-0001-0018

Australian South Sea Islander history and heritage continues to be an untold story in our wider community. The State Library of Queensland is proud to announce the development of a new exhibition, Plantation Voices: Contemporary Conversations with Australian South Sea Islanders.

The exhibition will open to the public on the 16 February 2019 in the Philip Bacon Heritage Gallery on Level 4, at the State Library.  It will explore the living history of Australian South Sea Islanders, by exploring the State Library of Queensland collections including images, books and documentation collected over the last 150 years.  The collections, especially the original material, will be the back drop to a conversation about the significant contribution South Sea Islanders and their descendants, Australian South Sea Islanders have made to Queensland’s cultural landscape.

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For information about Fraser Coasts Australian South Sea Islander stories read more here

Reference:
Imelda Miller – Engagement Officer, State Library of Queensland State Library Blogs

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