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Mabo home
...He was that drunk...
'That night (their wedding night) he was that drunk. He was that drunk and I had to take him home to bed. I had to put him to bed and next morning I asked him about it and he said, "Oh, how did I get home?" And he couldn't remember a thing, eh.'

Keywords: Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage, Marriage to Bonita, 10/10/1959, 1959

Interviewed by Trevor Graham, 1996.
Author: Graham, Trevor
© Film Australia
Source: Mabo, Bonita