Map of islands in the Southern Pacific, to the east of Australia, Australia's Defining Moments Digital Classroom

This region is often referred to as the South Sea. In 1863 a group of 67 South Sea Islanders were brought to Queensland to perform manual labour in the cotton and sugar industries. They were the first of more than 62,000 Pacific Island men, women and children who were transported to Australia over the next 40 years. Some were kidnapped, or ‘blackbirded’, others were misled.

Maps of Southeast Asia, Pacific World, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica

World Regions Map, Outline & History - Lesson

Map of australia and pacific hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Australia Map / Oceania Map / Map of Australia / Map of Oceania - Worldatlas.com

Deep time history of Australia, 2.2 Big Idea 1: Scientists believe that the first Australians came from somewhere else, Australia's Defining Moments Digital Classroom

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List of islands in the Pacific Ocean - Wikipedia

Norfolk Island, History, Population, Map, & Facts

Demographics of Australia & the Pacific Islands - Lesson

The Pacific Strategy, 1941-1944, The National WWII Museum

Australia, History, Cities, Population, Capital, Map, & Facts

Oceania, Definition, Population, Maps, & Facts

The Pacific Islands Natural History Museum

Splendors of Australia & New Zealand