Pacific Islander labourers clearing land, c1895

Pacific Islander labourers clearing land, c1895

Description

This is a black-and-white photograph showing nine Pacific Islander men using picks and axes to clear undergrowth and small trees from a clearing in a thickly vegetated area at Farnborough in central Queensland. The men are bare-chested, hatless and barefoot, with some wearing sarong-like garments. A white man stands in their midst and supervises their work.

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