A forgotten piece of Australia's islander history is being demolished to build a car park

[danieldemol]

‘Historic stone walls built by South Sea Islander labourers more than a century ago are being demolished in northern New South Wales to make way for a hospital car park.

Attempts by members of the local community to save the walls in the town of Cudgen have failed despite fears they could also mark gravesites containing bodies of workers who died there.

Bulldozers have started removing the first of three dry stone walls on old sugar plantation land that are in the way of a planned staff car park for the new $580m Tweed Valley Hospital.’

 

[Nakosis]

‘Historic stone walls built by South Sea Islander labourers more than a century ago are being demolished in northern New South Wales to make way for a hospital car park.

Attempts by members of the local community to save the walls in the town of Cudgen have failed despite fears they could also mark gravesites containing bodies of workers who died there.

Bulldozers have started removing the first of three dry stone walls on old sugar plantation land that are in the way of a planned staff car park for the new $580m Tweed Valley Hospital.’

Let go of the past.

Not really my business. If they can stop it great. I hope they can...

Otherwise, "Let go of the past"

 

[Milton Platt]

‘Historic stone walls built by South Sea Islander labourers more than a century ago are being demolished in northern New South Wales to make way for a hospital car park.

Attempts by members of the local community to save the walls in the town of Cudgen have failed despite fears they could also mark gravesites containing bodies of workers who died there.

Bulldozers have started removing the first of three dry stone walls on old sugar plantation land that are in the way of a planned staff car park for the new $580m Tweed Valley Hospital.’

Unfortunate, but you can't win them all.

 

[Twilight Hue]

‘Historic stone walls built by South Sea Islander labourers more than a century ago are being demolished in northern New South Wales to make way for a hospital car park.

Attempts by members of the local community to save the walls in the town of Cudgen have failed despite fears they could also mark gravesites containing bodies of workers who died there.

Bulldozers have started removing the first of three dry stone walls on old sugar plantation land that are in the way of a planned staff car park for the new $580m Tweed Valley Hospital.’

Too bad a compromise couldn't be reached to at least have a small section left intact with maybe a plaque or memorial .

Otherwise as Joni Mitchell sings....

"They paved Paradise , and put up a parking lot"

 

[Epic Beard Man]

"Let go of the past"

Typical

 

[Nakosis]

Typical

Zen