Blackbirding died out only in 1904 as a result of a law, enacted in 1901 by the Australian commonwealth, calling for the deportation of all
When did blackbirding start and end?
Blackbirding and recruitment of South Sea Islanders as labourers to the French colony of New Caledonia began in 1865 and lasted until the 1930s. Around 15,000 people were transported during this period, the vast majority coming from the New Hebrides.
How was blackbirding stopped?
When did it stop? The indentured labour of Pacific islander workers came to an end during the advent of another particularly uncomfortable era in Australian history. The Pacific Island Labourers Act of 1901 ordered the mass deportation of most of the 10,000 or so indentured labourers in the country.
