A prominent historian is reviving questions about the final resting place of up to 1,000 South Sea Islander workers, fearing some remains could be located where a ward is set to be built at Mackay Base Hospital.
Australian museums are storing almost 600 ancestral remains from Pacific Island nations abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After collecting the dead, will Australian museums return Pacific Ancestral remains home? abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It's 160 years since the blackbirding era began. It's not just history for descendants of those who were taken abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.