Film Title: Blackbird

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Blackbird

A short film about pacific islanders kidnapped or forced to work on Queensland's sugar cane fields.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAgricultureWorking Conditions

Film Tags:

AgricultureAustraliaBlackbirdingHealth & safetyIndentured labourIndigenousPacific IslanderQueenslandSlaverySolomon IslandsSugar caneWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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