![The flag of the Torres Strait Islands. It features a white Dhari (traditional headdress), with a five-pointed white star beneath it. The background is dark blue, with green stripes at the top and bottom of the flag.](https://i0.wp.com/commonslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/Flag_of_the_Torres_Strait_Islanders.svg_.png?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Torres Strait Islanders hold maritime strike against pearling industry, 1936
Torres Strait Islanders refused work in the Native Affairs pearling fleet due to racial discrimination and held a maritime strike in 1936.
Torres Strait Islanders refused work in the Native Affairs pearling fleet due to racial discrimination and held a maritime strike in 1936.