Some were tricked into servitude, others were kidnapped. The South Sea Islanders who worked the colonial sugar cane fields in Queensland’s tropical north played a critical but often overlooked role in shaping Australia. A new exhibition at the State Library of Queensland pairs rare historical documents and photographs with new artworks by descendants of those workers. The following archival images are taken from Plantation Voices: Contemporary conversations with Australian South Sea Islanders, showing until 8 September