[Editor: This article, by “Banjo” Paterson, regarding his travels in northern Queensland (including some commentary on non-Europeans), as well as an eyewitness account of a race riot on Thursday Island, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 31 August 1901. A … [Read more...] about Going North: About the East: Some reflections: The coloured invasion of Australia: The battle of Thursday Island [by “Banjo” Paterson, 31 August 1901]
kanakas
[Dr. Maxwell’s report on the labour aspect of the sugar industry] [13 August 1901]
[Editor: This untitled article, regarding the Australian sugar industry and Kanakas, is an extract from the general news section published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 13 August 1901.] [Dr. Maxwell’s report on the labour aspect of the sugar industry] Dr. Maxwell’s … [Read more...] about [Dr. Maxwell’s report on the labour aspect of the sugar industry] [13 August 1901]
The sugar industry: Kanaka labour question: Dr. Maxwell’s report [12 August 1901]
[Editor: This article, regarding the Australian sugar industry and Kanakas, was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 August 1901.] The sugar industry. Kanaka labour question. Dr. Maxwell’s report. Brisbane, Sunday. The report of Dr. Maxwell, sugar expert … [Read more...] about The sugar industry: Kanaka labour question: Dr. Maxwell’s report [12 August 1901]
The White Australia Policy: Kanakas and the Pacific Island Labourers Act
[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] Kanakas and the Pacific Island Labourers Act Plantation owners in Queensland had experienced difficulty in hiring labourers for their plantations, … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: Kanakas and the Pacific Island Labourers Act
The black streak in Queensland [25 April 1892]
[Editor: This article about kanakas in Queensland was published in The National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW), 25 April 1892.] The black streak in Queensland. Eight vessels are being fitted out in Queensland for the Islands on “black-birding” expeditions. In other words a … [Read more...] about The black streak in Queensland [25 April 1892]