Malaytown Stories: first wave of Torres Strait Islanders to the mainland

Lenora Thaker, Felecia Watkin Lui and Douglas Watkin (2006) Malaytown Stories: first wave of Torres Strait Islanders to the mainland. Double Wire Productions, Windsor, QLD, Australia (Unpublished)

Malaytown Stories
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Work By: Researcher: Lenora Thaker
Researcher: Felecia Watkin Lui
Researcher: Douglas Watkin
Storyteller: Lala Nicol
Storyteller: Edward Watkin
Storyteller: Dorothy Guivarra
Storyteller: Gladys Bin Garape
Storyteller: Fredrick Watkin
Storyteller: Louisa Tim
Item Type: Video
Collection: North Queensland Collection
Location: Townsville Campus Library
Item Code: NQ 994.360049912 MAL
Subjects: Torres Strait Islanders; Cairns; Malaytown; Internal migration; Oral histories; Nicol, Lala; Watkin, Edward; Guivarra, Dorothy; Bin Garape, Gladys; Watkin, Frederick; Tim, Louisa

Summary

In the tradition of family oral histories, six former Cairns Malaytown residents and descendants share stories of their families' journeys from the islands to establish thriving communities on the mainland since the 1890s.

Additional Information

This project was made possible by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies with the assistance of the School of Indigenous Australian Studies, James Cook University.

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