Torres Strait : a history of colonial occupation and culture contact 1864-1897
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Torres Strait : a history of colonial occupation and culture contact 1864-1897
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The work Torres Strait : a history of colonial occupation and culture contact 1864-1897 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Torres Strait : a history of colonial occupation and culture contact 1864-1897
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- a history of colonial occupation and culture contact 1864-1897
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- Steve Mullins
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- Indigenous peoples - Pacific
- Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1851-
- Education
- Substance use
- Transport - Water - Canoes
- Religions - Christianity - Missions - London Missionary Society
- Fishing
- Government policy - State and territory - Queensland
- Substance use - Alcohol
- Animals - Invertebrates - Crustacea and molluscs - Beche-de-mer / Trepang
- Haddon, Alfred C., (Alfred Cort), 1855-1940
- Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1788-1850
- Land rights - Ownership
- Trade and exchange
- Government policy - Initial period and protectionism - 1851-1900
- Summary
- Explains why Haddon had difficulty distinguishing between traditional and Pacific Island culture on Torres Strait Islands; prior to coming of missionaries transport by canoe, trade and wealth based on shell; European voyagers had passed through the Strait, first settlement on mainland in Gudang country; bech-de-mer and pearl fisheries used Pacific Islander labour causing conflict with Torres Strait Islanders; 1872 annexation of half of Torres Strait by Queensland to regulate labour and protect Torres Strait Islanders; Imperial Kidnapping Act caused labour shortage; Pacific Island teachers for London Missionary Society reinforced status of Pacific Islanders; 1879 annexation of all Torres Strait Islands followed by administration on Thursday Island and alcohol problem among Pacific Islanders; Torres Strait Islander land tenure systems
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