Subject Headings - Pearl industry and trade

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 qm online Queensland Stories - Sugar, Shops and Pearls - Bridging Cultures

Within 24 hours of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941, 1141 people, almost all the Japanese in Australia and its territories, were arrested.

 qm online Queensland Stories - Sugar, Shops and Pearls - Daring Diving

Darnley Deeps was considered one of the most dangerous places in the Torres Strait for diving with depths of more than 30 fathoms. Many divers lost their lives in these waters.

 qm online Queensland Stories - Sugar, Shops and Pearls - Pearl Shellers

The Japanese formed a close-knit community on Thursday Island and a number of Japanese services grew up around the pearl-shell industry.

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