[New post] 110 unmarked graves of blackbirded South Sea Islanders found in Mackay, Australia

WordPress.com dailyvanuatu posted: " A project to locate the graves of blackbirded South Sea Islanders buried in Mackay, Queensland has uncovered more than 110 graves in a cemetery in the town, reports Australia's ABC News. Buried over 100 years ago, the graves were located in the" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest 110 unmarked graves of blackbirded South Sea Islanders found in Mackay, Australia by dailyvanuatu Volunteers helping discover unmarked graves in the 'heathen' section of the old cemetery in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. Photo: ABC/Sophie Kesteven A project to locate the graves of blackbirded South Sea Islanders buried in Mackay, Queensland has uncovered more than 110 graves in a cemetery in the town, reports Australia's ABC News. Read more of this post dailyvanuatu | June 17, 2016 at 8:51 am | Tags: Australia, Australian South Sea islander, blackbirding, Christianity, Mackay, Queensland | Categories: History, Human Interest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1b4 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vanuatu Daily Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ift.tt/1UyLH2B Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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