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The Pacific Islanders were originally brought to Australia to work in the sugar cane fields of Queensland. "Kanakas", as they were called (now a derogatory term), came from over 80 different Pacific Islands, and provided cheap labour for the cane fields. Although underpaid and undervalued, they were excellent workers, who did not tire as easily as white cutters, and they certainly did not complain about their working conditions.

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