Stacey King
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Stacey King, a published Australian author and historian. Her writing focuses on her mission to build global awareness of the plight of the indigenous Banaban people and her achievements as a businesswoman, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
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War Atrocities Banaba (Ocean Island)
For the first time, the survivors tell their story of what happened to them during the invasion of Banaba by the Japanese. Their accounts have been translated into English from original transcripts by Banaban historian, Raobeia Ken Sigrah, as accurately as possible to convey their first-hand experiences (in their own words) of these events.
By Stacey King4 years ago in Serve
Food for Thought
Agriculture is a very recent development in Australia, an ancient land with a continuous indigenous human civilisation over the past 60,000 years. Yet, this brief period of agriculture has significantly impacted Australia’s ecosystems and the land and water resources that agriculture relies on. The extent and significance of this impact are little understood.
By Stacey King4 years ago in Earth
Escaping War on Ocean Island (Banaba)
The day Japan bombed Pearl Harbour they turned southeast to drop bombs on Ocean Island a few hours later... Ocean Island (Banaba) is a small 6 sq km (2.34 square miles) and located in the Pacific just 83 km (52 miles) south of the Equator. It was annexed by Britain after one of the richest discoveries of phosphate in 1900 and became part of the British crown colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1914. This discovery would see the indigenous inhabitants - the Banabans begin a struggle to save their homeland and their forced relocation to Rabi, Fiji at the end of World War II.
By Stacey King4 years ago in Serve
Just One Day at a Time
"Winning short-story Winton Outback Writer's Festival 2021" The dust swirled up into the dry air with each step he took. He kicked the ground hard, a sign of his anger and frustration, before pausing for a moment to take in his surroundings. It was hard to take it all in, to absorb what he was seeing. This drought had been longer than usual, and the impact was now so devastating that he was still finding it hard to accept the situation.
By Stacey King4 years ago in Fiction
