This is a biography of Eddie Mabo, the leading plaintiff in the Mabo case. His strength and determination made native title in Australia a reality.
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Malo Dance
Topic
Sep, 19, 1995
ceremony, dancing, Las, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Mabo, Maiga, Malo dance, Malo's laws, Mer, Meriam culture, Murray Island, reburial, sacred
Mabo decision a victory over white arrogance
Newspaper
Jun, 4, 1993
Mabo Case, Mabo judgement, native title
Mabo's message of justice & reconciliation
Newspaper
Jul, 9, 1993
Australia, compensation, High Court judgement, justice, Mabo Case, reconciliation
...To my people...
Text
gardening, land use, Mabo, Edward Koiki, manifesto, native title, Queensland, Torres Strait Islanders
Koiki's Birth Certificate Extract
Image
Jun, 29, 1936
birth certificate, Common Law, crown land, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer
Black Community School Manifesto
Text
1973-1985
Black Community School, Black Community School, education, manifesto, multiculturalism, Townsville
...Both of us had jobs then...
Text
1960-1962
employment, Jardine Valley, marriage, Marriage to Bonita, 10/10/1959
...coming home with tears in their eyes...
Text
Black Community School, Black Community School, education, Mabo family, racism, Townsville
...cultural genocide...
Audio
1973
cultural preservation, genocide, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
E.K. Mabo to Defence Department
Image
May, 22, 1986
army, Department of Defence, letters, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Sambo, Robert, Townsville, World War 2
Grandad and Grandma Sambo
Image
1966
Mabo, Bethel, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo family, Mabo, Gail, Mabo, Mal, Mabo, Maria, Sambo, Poipe, Sambo, Robert
High Court in Canberra: Mabo & legal council
Image
1991
Canberra, Castan, Ron, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, High Court of Australia, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg
...how many black students...
Audio
1970s
education, James Cook University, justice, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
...I was classified as being red...
Text
1973
Communist Party of Australia, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
...identity of black students...
Text
Apr, 1978
Black Community School, Black Community School, education, Townsville
Letter re refusal for Mabo to visit Mer
Image
Jun, 7, 1973
Department of Aboriginal & Islander Affairs (DAIA), exile, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Mabo's Tombstone, Murray Island
Image
Sep, 10, 1995
Las, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo family, Mer, Murray Island, reburial, tombstone ceremony
The islander migration
Text
1945-
employment, James Cook University, language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, migration, pearling industry, Queensland, Torres Strait Islanders, World War 2
...some second rate Black school...
Audio
1973-1985
activism, Black Community School, Black Community School, education, Townsville
...only a handful of black teachers...
Audio and Image
1973
James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
...He experienced racism...
Text
1997
Jardine Valley, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Marriage to Bonita, 10/10/1959, politics, racism, Reynolds, Margaret
...party politics...
Text
1950s
Communist Party of Australia, politics, Stranger In A Strange Land, 1956, Townsville, trade unions
Land Bilong Islanders lyric sheet
Audio and Image
1989
Land Bilong Islanders, lyrics, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam Mer, Meriam Mer, songs, Townsville, Wailu, Jack
...the fastest railway line builders in the world...
Text
1973
James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, migration, Queensland, railways
...the only thing we had was the land...
Text
childhood, land ownership, Las, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, Mabo's Garden
The triumph of Eddie Mabo's suit
Newspaper
Jan, 26, 1993
High Court judgement, High Court ruling, High Court victory, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...There is a fear...
Text
1973-1985
Black Community School, Black Community School, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
...We only had a tin of jam...
Text
education, indigenous Australians, James Cook University, Mer, Queensland Government, racism
...We the Australians...
Image and Text
1973
Inter-racial Seminar, James Cook University, Townsville
...we were being exploited...
Image and Text
1953-57
Department of Native Affairs, Exile, 1952, pearling industry, Queensland
Wedding photo: Bonita
Image
Oct, 10, 1959
Mabo, Bonita, marriage, Marriage to Bonita, 10/10/1959, Queensland
White beliefs were not the only ones
Text
gardening, land disputes, land use, Las, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo's Garden, Mer
...you say it yourself...
Text
1960s
Australian Labor Party, Stranger In A Strange Land, 1956, Townsville, trade unions
...your sincier penfriend...
Image
May, 12, 1959
love letters, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage, Queensland
...your very own...
Image
Jul, 17, 1959
love letters, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage, Queensland
...My name is Edward Mabo...
Text
1980s
activism, Cook, Captain James, Mabo, Edward Koiki, manifesto, Queensland Government
...Growing up on Murray...
Image and Text
1936-52
childhood, education, language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Meriam Mer, Miles, Robert 'Bob'
...12 months exile...
Text
1951
Chief Protector of Aborigines, Department of Native Affairs, exile, Exile, 1952, gaol, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island Council, pearling industry, Protection Act
A brief history of the Black Community School
Image and Text
1973-1985
ACTU, Black Community School, cultural preservation, education, unionism
...Primary Teacher...
Text
1981-1984
education, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...The story of Eddie's exile...
Text
1973-1974
Department of Aboriginal & Islander Affairs (DAIA), exile, Exile Continues, 1973, Murray Island, Murray Island Council
...Telegrams...
Image
1973
exile, Exile Continues, 1973, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Island Council
...a dangerous person...
Audio
1973
communism, Exile Continues, 1973, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Island Council, Queensland Government, Special Branch
...the islands were mine...
Text
1977
exile, Exile Continues, 1973, Mabo Case, Murray Island Council, Queensland Government
Land Rights and the Future of Australian Race Relations
Text
1981
conference, Land Rights Conference, 1981, land tenure, Townsville
Eddie Mabo's address to Land Rights Conference
Image and Text
Jan, 1, 1981
conference, land rights, land rights, Land Rights Conference, 1981, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Townsville
...he was crucial...
Image and Text
1989
Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Meriam culture
...hands clasped...
Text
Oct, 1986
Brisbane, evidence, exile, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Malo's laws, No Ordinary Judgement, plaintiffs, Supreme Court of Queensland
...my father told me...
Text
1986-89
Brisbane, evidence, gardening, hearsay, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.1, plaintiffs
...if they'd been able to destroy him...
Text
1986-89
Brisbane, inheritance, Mabo Case, Mabo v Queensland No.1, plaintiffs
...it was his own people...
Text
exile, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Murray Island Council, plaintiffs, Queensland Government
...I sat in the witness box...
Text
May, 5, 1989
Brisbane, evidence, Mabo Case, Mabo v Queensland No.1, plaintiffs, witnesses
...to be done for nothing...
Text
1980-92
employment, funding, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Townsville
Moynihan's Findings
Topic
Dec, 16, 1990
adoption, inheritance, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings
...his credibility didn't find great favour...
Text
Nov, 16, 1990
adoption, inheritance, land disputes, Mabo, Benny, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings
...to see the wood for the trees...
Text
1990
Mabo Case, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings
...Diary entries...
Image
1991
Canberra, diaries, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, High Court of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...he'd come from nowhere...
Video
1991
Canberra, High Court of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.)
...struggles I been through over the past years...
Text
1991-1992
activism, cancer, death, diaries, human rights, resistance
...take good care of your Mum...
Text
1992
cancer, death, diaries, Eddie Mabo's Death, 21/01/1992, Townsville
...a restless spirit...
Text
Feb, 1, 1992
death, Eddie Mabo's Death, 21/01/1992, funeral, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
...June 3rd 1992...
Video
1992
High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, High Court judgement, human rights, Land Bilong Islanders, land ownership
...so in the end...
Text
Jun, 3, 1992
Canberra, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, High Court victory, Las
Australian of the Year
Newspaper
Jan, 26, 1993
determinations, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, High Court of Australia
The Legacy Of A Tiny Island
Topic
Jun, 3, 1992
High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, Mabo, Edward Koiki, native title
...the ripples are still going out...
Text
1992-
determinations, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, High Court of Australia
...Eddie Mabo's tombstone opening...
Image and Text
Jun, 3, 1995
ceremony, desecration, Mabo, Bonita, Tickner, Robert, tombstone ceremony, Townsville
...a very great Australian...
Text
1995
desecration, Mabo, Edward Koiki, tombstone ceremony, Townsville
...there's no further reconciliation...
Text
Jul, 1995
backlash, desecration, racism, reconciliation, tombstone ceremony
...a symbol of strength...
Text
activism, backlash, desecration, human rights, racism, resistance, tombstone ceremony
...symbolic castration...
Image and Text
Jun, 4, 1995
backlash, desecration, racism, tombstone ceremony
...a rare moment of unanimity...
Text
Jun, 6, 1995
desecration, Keating, Paul, Las, Mer, reconciliation, Townsville
...his ancestors are not far away...
Video
Sep, 18, 1995
ancestors, custom, Las, Mabo, Benny, reburial
...he really did die in my arms...
Video
1992
cancer, death, Eddie Mabo's Death, 21/01/1992, love letters, Mabo, Bonita, marriage
Eddie as a Teenager, 1950s
Image
1950s
education, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
Las - 1890s**
Image
1888
Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, Haddon, A.C., Las, Las, London Missionary Society
Malo Dance from Mabo film
Video
1995
ancestors, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo dance, Malo's laws, reburial, sacred
...I'm plaintiff for this court case...
Video
1989
human rights, Land Bilong Islanders, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Murray Island, Passi, Reverend Dave, plaintiffs, Rice, James
...since time immemorial...
Video
annexation, Land Bilong Islanders, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Mer, Murray Island
Activist
Topic
1962-1992
activism, human rights, indigenous rights, Mabo, Edward Koiki, politics, Torres Strait, Townsville
Adoption
Topic
Jun, 29, 1936
adoption, gardening, inheritance, Las, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, Mer, Mer, Meriam Mer, Murray Island, Sambo, Poipe, Sambo, Robert
Ancient & Modern Ways
Topic
Great Barrier Reef, Mer, Murray Island, native title, reef, sea claims, sea rights, Subkaur Island
Bakir Auski - Tombstone Opening 1995
Topic
Jun, 3, 1995
Bakir Auski, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, mourning, tombstone, tombstone unveiling, Townsville
Benny & Maiga's Son
Topic
Jan, 2, 1992
Brisbane, cancer, death, diaries, inheritance, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga
Black Community School
Topic
1973-1985
Black Community School, cultural preservation, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville, Townsville
Desecration
Topic
Jun, 3, 1995
backlash, desecration, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, tombstone, Townsville
The Best Of Two Cultures
Topic
1973-1985
Black Community School, cultural preservation, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam culture, multiculturalism
Exile
Topic
1953-1957
activism, exile, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Mer, Murray Island, Murray Island Council, pearling industry, Torres Strait
Gardener At James Cook University
Topic
1967-1975
activism, Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, employment, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
High Court Victory
Topic
Jun, 3, 1992
Australia, Canberra, death, High Court judgement, High Court of Australia, High Court victory, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, native title
Homesick
Topic
1970s
cultural preservation, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Meriam culture, Murray Island, songs, Townsville
Inter-Racial Seminar
Topic
1967
1967 referendum, activism, civil rights, education, employment, indigenous Australians, Inter-racial Seminar, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
Koiki's Wish Fulfilled
Topic
Sep, 18, 1995
ancestors, Las, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, reburial, tombstone
Malo Dance 1967
Video
1967
dancing, Land Bilong Islanders, Las, Malo, Malo dance, Malo's laws, Meriam culture, sacred
Property & Inheritance
Topic
Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, inheritance, land ownership, Meriam culture, property
The Malo-Bomai myth
Text
Las, Malo dance, Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Papua New Guinea, sacred, Stars of Tagai, Torres Strait
E. K. Mabo and A.C. Haddon
Image and Text
1967-1975
Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, gardening, Haddon, A.C., James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
Diver's Lament
Audio
language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabuiag Island, pearling industry, songs, Torres Strait Islanders
Intellectual Environment
Image and Text
James Cook University, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Townsville
...Students who had done race relations...
Text
conference, James Cook University, land rights, Land Rights Conference, 1981, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.), The Townsville Conference, Townsville
The plaintiffs and legal counsel on boat to Mer
Image
May, 1989
Dauar, Kabere, Henry, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, McIntyre, Greg, plaintiffs, Rice, James
Meriam Land Disputes
Topic
Dauar, Depoma, Marwer, land boundaries, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo's laws, Malo's laws, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island Native Court, sea rights, trespass, Waier
Legislation In Australia After Mabo
Topic
1990s
indigenous people, land rights, Mabo Case, Mabo judgement, mining, native title, Native Title Act (1993), pastoralism, political reaction
...He was determined...
Video
1980s-1991
activism, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Mabo, Gail, resistance
...I can speak English like any bloody white man...
Text
language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam Mer, Townsville, Whaleboat, Donald
...a handful of black teachers...
Text
1973
Black Community School, education, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
...Piadaram clansmen...
Video
clans, Land Bilong Islanders, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Piadaram, Sagir - Trade Winds, Wailu, Jack
...18 Generations...
Text
1989
ancestors, family, Las, London Missionary Society, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Papua New Guinea
...If the wind is blowing...
Text
ancestors, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Islanders, totems, Townsville, Whaleboat, Donald, wind
...Our grandfathers and fathers...
Text
ancestors, culture, fishing, gardening, land use, Mer, Wailu, Jack
...He Got A Flogging From Auntie Maiga...
Image and Text
adoption, childhood, fishing, Kudub, George, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga
...early work...
Image and Text
1940-1950
employment, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, Miles, Robert 'Bob', Yorke Island
...I started to question the system...
Audio
1953
activism, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Queensland Government
...I was the first one to go to the water...
Text
1953-1957
employment, Kudub, George, Mabo, Edward Koiki, pearling industry
...He was that drunk...
Text
1959
Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage, Marriage to Bonita, 10/10/1959
...Eddie was one of the first to come here...
Text
1957-
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Queensland, racism, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.), Townsville, trade unions
...He'd go to all these meetings...
Text
1960s
Australian Labor Party, employment, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Stranger In A Strange Land, 1956, Townsville, trade unions
Churches, Trade Unions and the Academic Community
Text
1967
1967 referendum, Inter-racial Seminar, James Cook University, Loos, Noel, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.), Townsville
Native Title & Industry
Topic
1996-1998
mining, native title, Native Title Act (1993), Native Title Amendment Bill, pastoral industry, pastoral lease, Wik
The Politics Of Native Title
Topic
1992-
citizenship, equality, human rights, land rights, national identity, native title, political reaction, politics
The Benefits Of Native Title
Topic
1992-
Common Law, equality, human rights, indigenous people, Mabo judgement, national identity, native title, social justice
Australia In The Eyes Of The World
Topic
1992-
Australia, Australia, Australian International Relations, human rights, indigenous people, International law, national identity, native title, social justice
The Reshaping Of National Identity
Topic
1992-
backlash, decolonisation, indigenous people, national identity, native title, reconciliation
Belonging To Country
Topic
aborigines, Australia, dreamtime, indigenous Australians, land ownership, land rights, sacred
A Sacred Landscape
Topic
aboriginal property ownership, anthropology, Australia, clans, dispossession, kinship, land ownership, religion, sacred
Lake Tyers
Topic
1861-1970
Aboriginal Land Act 1970, Lake Tyers, land rights, missions, reserves, Victoria
Yirrkala
Topic
1976
Arnhem Land, bark petition, Blackburn, Justice, Gove, Gove Case, Kakadu National Park, Marika, Roy, Northern Territory, Yirrkala, Yolgnu, Yunupingu, Galarrwuy
The Gurindji Strike
Topic
1966-1975
Australian Labor Party, Communist Party of Australia, Gurindji, land rights, Lingiarri, Vincent, Northern Territory, pastoralism, resistance, strike, The Northern Territory Land Rights Act, trade unions, Vestey, Lord, Whitlam, Gough
Vote 'Yes'
Topic
May, 27, 1967
1967 referendum, activism, citizenship, human rights, Inter-racial Seminar, justice, Mabo, Edward Koiki, vote
Increasing Popularity Of Land Rights
Topic
1960s
Aboriginal Advancement League, Australian Labor Party, land rights, politics, Whitlam, Gough
Tent Embassy
Topic
1972
activism, Australian Labor Party, Foley, Gary, land rights, resistance, tent embassy, Whitlam, Gough
The Aboriginal Land Fund Commission
Topic
1974
Aboriginal Land Fund Commission, Australian Labor Party, land rights, McMahon, William, Northern Territory, Whitlam, Gough
The Whitlam Government & Land Rights
Topic
1972-1975
Australian Labor Party, land rights, Whitlam, Gough
A Challenge To The Established Law
Topic
Apr, 3, 1987
Canberra, High Court of Australia, native title, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985 , sovereignty, terra nullius
...Murray Islanders Prepare To Give Evidence...
Text
1986-89
inheritance, Malo's laws, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island, native title claim, No Ordinary Judgement, plaintiffs, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, Townsville
The Murray Islanders' Evidence
Topic
1986
evidence, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Island, plaintiffs, witnesses
Eddie Mabo's Evidence & The Hearsay Hurdle
Topic
Feb, 1987
evidence, hearsay, Mabo, Edward Koiki, oral evidence, oral tradition, plaintiffs
The Laws Of Malo
Topic
indigenous law, Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, religion, sacred, sacred
Malo's Law
Topic
Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, religion, sacred
The Great Northern Expedition
Topic
1989
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island, Supreme Court of Queensland
A Mountain Of Evidence
Topic
1990
Brisbane, Mabo Case, Meriam culture, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings
...Moynihan's Findings (Video)...
Video
1990
High Court of Australia, Land Bilong Islanders, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam culture, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island
...Excerpts from Moynihan's findings on Mabo...
Text
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
In The High Court For The Last Time
Topic
1991
High Court of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.2
The High Court Decides!
Topic
Jun, 3, 1992
High Court of Australia, Mabo judgement, Mabo v Queensland No.2
...Stressed to the Max...
Text
activism, activism, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Townsville
...Four Corners...
Text
activism, activism, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Townsville
...The Blues...
Text
activism, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Mabo, Gail, music, Townsville
...Intense and Passionate...
Text
activism, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Mabo, Gail, music, Townsville
...Doing a Self-portrait...
Text
1980s
exile, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Gail, Mabo, Maiga, Mer, Murray Island
...Our own education system...
Audio
Black Community School, education, language, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...My kids were able to do the island dance...
Text
Black Community School, culture, custom, dancing, education, family, Mabo, Edward Koiki, religion, Townsville, Whaleboat, Donald
...Our own school...
Video
Black Community School, education, language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Whaleboat, Donald
...The classic problem of the immigrant...
Text
Black Community School, education, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.)
...Some dedicated school teachers...
Text
1973-1985
Black Community School, education, Loos, Noel, Townsville
...Very Politically Active...
Text
activism, James Cook University, Loos, Noel, Mabo, Edward Koiki, resistance, Townsville
...He Was an Intellectual...
Text
James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.), Townsville
...Excerpt from Mabo lecture...
Text
1980s
James Cook University, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, totems
...Nothing's going to keep me away...
Text
exile, Exile Continues, 1973, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...a time limit of 3 months...
Video
May, 1989
Great Northern expedition, Land Bilong Islanders, Mabo Case, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island, Supreme Court of Queensland
...a formidable task...
Text
1982
Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.2
...Koiki was fighting for his pride...
Text
Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Passi, Reverend Dave
...Koiki talked very hard...
Text
Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Rice, James
...I'm Going To Win...
Text
activism, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.2
...I'm Going To Fight These Bastards...
Text
family, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Gail, Mabo v Queensland No.2
...1st Named Plaintiff...
Video
May, 20, 1982
Land Bilong Islanders, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, plaintiffs, Supreme Court of Queensland
...Wasn't it the case?...
Text
Oct, 1986
adoption, evidence, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, plaintiffs, witnesses
...He could see a funny side to things...
Text
1986-89
evidence, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, plaintiffs
...He'd jump on the bus...
Text
activism, employment, funding, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family
...In Loving Memory...
Image
Jun, 2, 1995
Eddie Mabo's Death, 21/01/1992, grave, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo family
...We Won! - Mabo vs Queensland Government...
Image and Text
Jun, 3, 1992
determinations, High Court of Australia, Mabo judgement
...Eddie's Native Title...
Text
1982-1992
determinations, High Court of Australia, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo judgement, native title
...One of Australia's twenty most influential figures...
Image and Text
1992-1993
determinations, High Court of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo judgement
...You're missing out on a good thing!...
Text
Jun, 3, 1995
Bakir Auski, ceremony, desecration, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, tombstone, Townsville
...Celebration Dance...
Text
Jun, 3, 1995
Bakir Auski, ceremony, dancing, desecration, Mabo, Edward Koiki, tombstone, Townsville
...Bury me at Las!...
Text
Sep, 18, 1995
Bakir Auski, desecration, Las, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, tombstone, Townsville
...Time to Move!...
Text
desecration, Eddie Mabo's Death, 21/01/1992, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, reburial, Sagir - Trade Winds, tombstone
Las
Topic
Las, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, Piadaram, Zogo le
Black Activist
Topic
1972-1980
activism, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville, Townsville, Yumba Meta Housing Co-op
Customs Old & New
Topic
Bakir Auski, indigenous Australians, Mer, Meriam culture, tombstone ceremony, Torres Strait Islanders
Defending Territories & Making Peace
Topic
Depoma, Marwer, land boundaries, land disputes, land ownership, Las, Mabo Case, Mer, Meriam culture, Papua New Guinea
Human Rights
Topic
human rights, International law, Mabo judgement, Racial Discrimination Act , 1975 , United Nations
Land Bilong Islanders - Mabo
Topic
Great Northern expedition, land ownership, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo's laws, Mer, Meriam culture, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island, sea rights
Land Disputes
Topic
clans, Depoma, Marwer, inheritance, land disputes, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Island Native Court
Meriam Mir
Topic
Black Community School, education, language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam culture, Meriam Mer, Miles, Robert 'Bob'
Justice Moynihan's Findings
Topic
Nov, 16, 1990
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings, Supreme Court of Queensland
Murray Island Council
Topic
annexation, Murray Island Council, Murray Island Native Court, Queensland
Murray Island School
Topic
1890s
annexation, education, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Miles, Robert 'Bob', Queensland, school
Native Title & Indigenous Law
Topic
aboriginal law, Malo's laws, native title, Native Title Act (1993), sacred
Pearl Fishers & Their Times
Topic
colonisation, fishing, pearling industry, sea rights, Torres Strait Islanders
Recent Changes To International Law
Topic
decolonisation, human rights, International law, Racial Discrimination Act , 1975 , treaties, United Nations
Great Northern Expedition
Topic
1989
Great Northern expedition, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island, Supreme Court of Queensland
The Journey Home
Topic
Sep, 12, 1995
Bakir Auski, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island, tombstone ceremony
The Mabo Case
Topic
1982-1992
High Court of Australia, International law, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, terra nullius
The Plaintiffs
Topic
1982
claim, High Court of Australia, Mabo Case, Murray Islanders, plaintiffs, Supreme Court of Queensland
The Political Response
Topic
10 point plan, Australian Court Case, backlash, Court, Richard, desecration, Keating, Paul, Mabo judgement, mining, pastoral industry, political reaction, racism, WA v Commonwealth
The Townsville Conference
Topic
1981
James Cook University, Land Rights Conference, 1981, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
We Can Take The Government To Court!
Topic
Aug, 1981
conference, Kennedy, Flo, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Passi, Reverend Dave, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, Townsville
Working On His Boat
Topic
1991
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Townsville
Cambridge Anthropological Expedition
Topic
1898
anthropology, Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, Haddon, A.C., Mer, Murray Island, Torres Strait
The Story Of Malo
Topic
Malo, Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam culture, religion, religion
Inside & Outside
Topic
1960-1981
activism, Mabo Case, Malo's laws, Meriam culture, Mimi, Marou, Passi, Reverend Dave, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
Legacy of Eddie Mabo
Newspaper
Jan, 26, 1993
High Court judgement, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo judgement, reconciliation
Keating Pledges to Honour Mabo after Grave Vandalism
Newspaper
Jun, 6, 1995
backlash, desecration, grave, Keating, Paul, Mabo, Edward Koiki, racism, tombstone
Mabo Returns to Native Cradle
Newspaper
Sep, 19, 1995
desecration, grave, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island
Racists & Vandals
Newspaper
Jun, 6, 1995
backlash, Bakir Auski, desecration, grave, Keating, Paul, Mabo, Edward Koiki, racism, tombstone, Townsville
Leaders Denounce Desecration of Mabo Grave
Newspaper
Jun, 5, 1995
Bakir Auski, desecration, grave, Mabo, Edward Koiki, tombstone
Federal Attitude to Aborigines Unstable
Newspaper
Aboriginal Advancement League, aborigines, Federal Government, Australia, pearling industry, Torres Strait
His Claims Denied
Video
Land Bilong Islanders, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings, Supreme Court of Queensland
'Vote Yes' Jingle
Audio
May, 27, 1967
1967 referendum, citizenship, human rights, indigenous Australians, vote
Property And Inheritance
Text
Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, inheritance, land ownership, Meriam culture, property