VENUE CLOSED FOR EXCLUSIVE HIRE - Sunday 24 August at 5pm until 6am on Saturday 30 August 2025

Please note that our venue will be closed to public whilst hosting Fraser Coast Interschool Equestrian Competition from Sunday 24 August at 5pm and will be reopening on Saturday 30 August at 6am.

A deep dive into the history of South Sea Islander indentured labour and the Australian sugar cane industry.

Dark Cargoes (1992) is a little-known gem by Queensland historian Tony Matthews, a prolific writer and former Journalism lecturer at University of Southern Queensland's Hervey Bay Campus. 

This documentary combines extensive research with the voices of descendants, historians, and other stakeholder perspectives to provide an honest insight into the unethical practices of “Blackbirding” and the challenges faced by South Sea Islander indentured labourers living on foreign shores.

Free tea and coffee provided.

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