Australian South Sea Islanders in Ipswich

The Australian South Sea Islander (ASSI) 150 Project commemorated the 150th anniversary of the first arrival of South Sea Islanders transported to Queensland along with later arrivals and the impact that had on them and Queensland. Commemoration events and activities took place throughout South East Queensland in August 2013.

Many people don't know that South Sea Islanders worked and lived in Ipswich or that there was debate about Islanders in Australia from the 1860s to the early 1900s. Some individual names have been identified through the James Ivory Diaries and through online newspapers on the Trove Website.