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They were contracted for three years and worked 10-hour days in harsh conditions for 6 days a week.
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The first of the South Sea Islanders were brought to the brisbane River in1863 on the 'Don Juan'. They were brought to work on the cotton fields.
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Thoughtout this time there was about 40,000 to 64,000 South Sea Islanders brought to Australia to work on the Surgancanes.
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The British BlackBirded the South Sea Islanders by telling them that they will get good wages, food, water and a way to get back to their Island
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The South Sea Islanders were recurited to work on the sugarcanes. However at first they were working on the cotton fields
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The Carl carrired human cargo which took South Sea Islanders to Queensland to work on the sugarcane fields. However the Cargo was adventuring before that. The Carl also took the Islanders to the cotton fields.
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Eventually there was a hostpital made however the hospital was not the best becacuse there was only a few doctors. Also they didn't know medcine like we do today. They europeans called the hospital a kanaka's ward
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Out of the 64,000 Islanders that were blackbirded and taken from their islands. There was only 10,000 Survives that were alive.
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In 1901 the goverment agreed to let the rest of the South Sea Islanders go back to their home island and will be transported back by boat.
