Australian South Sea Islander peoples

Research Guide to records about Australian South Sea Islander peoples at Queensland State Archives.

The Queensland State Archives (QSA) holds records about Australian South Sea Islander people. This guide lists records about Australian South Sea Islander people from their first arrivals in the early 1860s to their subsequent repatriation or settlement, particularly in the first two decades of 1900s. The records cover the areas of immigration or recruitment, employment, repatriation, exemptions, education and settlement of the Australian South Sea Islander people in Queensland. A list of State and Commonwealth legislation is included.