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World War 2
E.K. Mabo to Defence Department
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1986
army, Department of Defence, letters, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Sambo, Robert, Townsville, World War 2
The islander migration
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1945-
employment, James Cook University, language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, migration, pearling industry, Queensland, Torres Strait Islanders, World War 2
John Singe On World War 2
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army, Singe, John, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders, Torres Strait Light infantry battalion, war, World War 2
...We treated like white men in the Army...
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army, Singe, John, Torres Strait Islanders, Torres Strait Light infantry battalion, war, World War 2
Torres Strait Soldiers
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1940s
army, soldiers, Torres Strait Islanders, Torres Strait Light infantry battalion, war, World War 2
Two phases of 'assimilation'
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1930-1949
assimilation, racism, Stolen Generation, Torres Strait Islanders, World War 2
...Excerpts from Moynihan's findings on Mabo...
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1990
adoption, inheritance, Killoran, Patrick, Mabo, Benny, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings, oral evidence, Passi, Sam, Sambo, Robert, World War 2
Personal Supervision
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1947-1980
Killoran, Patrick, Mer, Murray Island, Queensland, World War 2
The Second World War
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1941-1945
citizenship, World War 2
Australian War Memorial
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soldiers, Torres Strait Light infantry battalion, war, World War 2