Tanu Nona OBE (c. 1902 — 10 December 1980) was an Australian

pearler Pearl hunting, also known as pearling, is the activity of recovering pearls from wild molluscs, usually oysters or mussels, in the sea or freshwater. Pearl hunting was prevalent in the Persian Gulf region and Japan for thousands of years. On the ...

and politician. Nona, of mixed Samoan and

Torres Strait Islander Torres Strait Islanders () are the Indigenous Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped ...

ancestry, operating pearling boats along the coast of

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

from the 1920s until his death. He was also a local councillor on the

Badu Island Badu or Badu Island (; mwp, Badhu, ; also Mulgrave Island), is an island in the Torres Strait north of Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia. Badu Island is also a locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, and Wakaid is the only town, loc ...

council and a leading figure in local government among the western islands group.

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1900s births 1980 deaths Politicians from Queensland Australian sailors Torres Strait Islanders Australian people of Samoan descent Officers of the Order of the British Empire Pearlers 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub