Tanks Arts Centre - Tank 4
LAUNCH: 4pm Friday 14 July
Lugger Bort is dedicated to the working life of the Aboriginal, Torres Strait and South Sea Islanders who worked the pearling, beche-de-mer and trochus industries, living on luggers in Far North Queensland.
The exhibition provides insight into the magnitude of the industry’s operations and the perilous conditions under which these intrepid seafarers faced the watery abyss. This timeless zone fed fears and apprehension into the minds of naive teenagers, as recalled by some of the few remaining Elders with first-hand knowledge of working in this industry.
Lugger Bort verifies the valuable economic contributions these seafarers made to Far North Queensland. It provides glimpses of the roles they played in helping to shape the character of the region, revealing achievement hereto unrecognised.
INFO: CIAF
Image credit: Pearling boats near Thursday Island (State Library of Queensland)