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Mabo, Edward Koiki
Malo Dance
Topic
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
...To my people...
Text
 
gardening, land use, Mabo, Edward Koiki, manifesto, native title, Queensland, Torres Strait Islanders
Koiki's Birth Certificate Extract
Image
1936
birth certificate, Common Law, crown land, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer
Bryan Keon-Cohen with Mabo Case plaintiffs
Image
1989
Brisbane, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Kobere, Henry, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo Case, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Passi, Reverend Dave, Rice, James, Supreme Court of Queensland
...cultural genocide...
Audio
1973
cultural preservation, genocide, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
E.K. Mabo to Defence Department
Image
1986
army, Department of Defence, letters, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Sambo, Robert, Townsville, World War 2
Guide to the Papers of Edward Koiki Mabo
URL
 
Canberra, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo Papers
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
Koiki pointing to boundary marker
Image
1989
boundary markers, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, land boundaries, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Supreme Court of Queensland
Letter re refusal for Mabo to visit Mer
Image
1973
Department of Aboriginal & Islander Affairs (DAIA), exile, Mabo, Edward Koiki
The islander migration
Text
1945-
employment, James Cook University, language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, migration, pearling industry, Queensland, Torres Strait Islanders, World War 2
...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
...She was sixteen...
Image and Text
1958
Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage, Queensland
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
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
Travelling to Dauer
Image
1989
Dauar, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Kobere, Henry, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg, Mer, Rice, James, sea claims
White beliefs were not the only ones
Text
 
gardening, land disputes, land use, Las, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo's Garden, Mer
...your sincier penfriend...
Image
1959
love letters, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage, Queensland
...your very own...
Image
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
...I got bored...
Text
1957
employment, Mabo, Edward Koiki, railways, Townsville
...Love Letters...
Image
1959
love letters, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage
...I kicked up a hell of a stink...
Text
1957-1960
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Marriage to Bonita, 10/10/1959, Queensland, railways, trade unions
...street politics...
Audio
1957
gaol, Mabo, Edward Koiki, politics, Townsville
...Primary Teacher...
Text
1981-1984
education, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...Primary Teacher...
Text
1981-1984
education, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...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
Eddie Mabo's address to Land Rights Conference
Image and Text
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
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
...to be done for nothing...
Text
1980-92
employment, funding, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Townsville
...an extraordinarily confident man...
Text
1962-1992
family, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Moynihan's Findings
Topic
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
1990
adoption, inheritance, land disputes, Mabo, Benny, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, 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.)
Diary extracts
Text
1991
cancer, diaries, Eddie Mabo's Death, 21/01/1992, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...a restless spirit...
Text
1992
death, Eddie Mabo's Death, 21/01/1992, funeral, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
The Legacy Of A Tiny Island
Topic
1992
High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, Mabo, Edward Koiki, native title
...a very great Australian...
Text
1995
desecration, Mabo, Edward Koiki, tombstone ceremony, Townsville
...Reburial Program...
Image
1995
Mabo, Edward Koiki, reburial
Eddie as a Teenager, 1950s
Image
1950s
education, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
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
Eddie Koiki Mabo JCU
Image
1970s
James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
Eddie Koiki Mabo - JCU lectures with sardine scoop
Image
1970s
James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, sardine scoop, Townsville, weris
Eddie Koiki Mabo
Image
1986-1989
Mabo, Edward Koiki
Mabo with BCS bus
Image
1973-1985
Mabo, Edward Koiki
Activist
Topic
1962-1992
activism, human rights, indigenous rights, Mabo, Edward Koiki, politics, Torres Strait, Townsville
Adoption
Topic
1936
adoption, gardening, inheritance, Las, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, Mer, Mer, Meriam Mer, Murray Island, Sambo, Poipe, Sambo, Robert
Bakir Auski - Tombstone Opening 1995
Topic
1995
Bakir Auski, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, mourning, tombstone, tombstone unveiling, Townsville
Benny & Maiga's Son
Topic
1992
Brisbane, cancer, death, diaries, inheritance, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga
Big Noting Himself
Topic
1982-1992
exile, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island
Black Community School
Topic
1973-1985
Black Community School, cultural preservation, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville, Townsville
Buried In Townsville
Topic
1992
burial, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Townsville
Desecration
Topic
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
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
1995
ancestors, Las, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, reburial, tombstone
Land Rights Conference
Topic
1981
conference, James Cook University, land rights, land rights, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
Love Letters Eddie to Bonita
Image
1959
love letters, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Fishing the reef at low tide
Video
1989
fishing, Land Bilong Islanders, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki
The Roar of the Sea
Image and Text
 
canoes, childhood, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, sea
Letters of E.K. Mabo to Mr. Marwer Depoma
Text
 
inheritance, land boundaries, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Sebeg, witnesses
...It's against Malo's law...
Text
1989
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo's laws, property law, tag mauki mauki, trespass
...you must be like Bezar...
Text
 
bezar, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam culture, tag mauki mauki, trespass
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
Islanders appearing for Qld
Video
 
barristers, Depoma, Marwer, inheritance, Land Bilong Islanders, land disputes, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Queensland Government, White, Margaret, witnesses
Henry Reynolds
Image and Text
 
crown land, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, property law, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.)
Intellectual Environment
Image and Text
 
James Cook University, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Townsville
Resolutions
Text
1981
conference, Kennedy, Flo, Land Rights Conference, 1981, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Passi, Reverend Dave, The Townsville Conference
...The reason why I was involved...
Image and Text
1981
Common Law, conference, Gove Case, Hocking, Barbara, James Cook University, Kennedy, Flo, Land Rights Conference, 1981, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg, Nettheim, Garth, Passi, Reverend Dave, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, The Townsville Conference
Qld Supreme Court trial, legal team with Eddie Mabo
Image
1985-1986
barristers, Castan, Ron, Hocking, Barbara, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg, Supreme Court of Queensland
Research Trip To Mer
Image
1989
Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg, Mer
...Absolute secrecy...
Text
1981
Dauar, Hocking, Barbara, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo-Bomai, No Ordinary Judgement, Passi, Reverend Dave, Passi, Sam, Piadaram, plaintiffs, Rice, James, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, Zogo le, Zogo le
Limited Funds
Text
 
Aboriginal Legal Service, barristers, Castan, Ron, funding, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg, Moynihan, Justice Martin, plaintiffs, Tickner, Robert
Time Immemorial
Topic
 
Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, native title
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
...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
...pantheon of heroes...
Text
1993
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Pearson, Noel
...a handful of black teachers...
Text
1973
Black Community School, education, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
...an element of egotism...
Text
 
agitator, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Land Bilong Islanders Song
Audio
1989
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam Mer, songs, Wailu, Jack
...the two great loves of his life...
Video
 
Loos, Noel, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...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
...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
...love at first sight or what...
Text
 
Halifax, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family
...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 would act the goat...
Text
 
Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family
...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
...$2,000 behind in rent...
Text
1975-1980
housing, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Yumba Meta
Vote 'Yes'
Topic
1967
1967 referendum, activism, citizenship, human rights, Inter-racial Seminar, justice, Mabo, Edward Koiki, vote
Land not the issue in 1967
Text
1968
1967 referendum, activism, citizenship, Gurindji, human rights, Inter-racial Seminar, justice, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Northern Territory, vote
Funding
Topic
 
barristers, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, plaintiffs
...The financial pressures on Eddie Mabo...
Text
 
employment, funding, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, plaintiffs
The Case Begins!
Topic
1982
High Court of Australia, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...The doctrine of terra nullius...
Text
 
Canada, extinguishment, First Fleet, land rights, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo judgement, Murray Island, New South Wales, New Zealand (Aotearoa), plaintiffs, Queensland, terra nullius, United States of America
The Murray Islanders' Evidence
Topic
1986
evidence, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Island, plaintiffs, witnesses
...Justice Moynihan's Task...
Text
1989-1990
Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin
...Under Pressure...
Text
 
Castan, Ron, claim, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Passi, Reverend Dave, plaintiffs, plaintiffs, Rice, James
Eddie Mabo's Evidence & The Hearsay Hurdle
Topic
1987
evidence, hearsay, Mabo, Edward Koiki, oral evidence, oral tradition, plaintiffs
...Hearsay Evidence...
Text
1986
Castan, Ron, evidence, hearsay, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, No Ordinary Judgement, oral evidence, oral tradition, Queensland, Rice, James, witnesses
...Eddie Mabo's composure...
Text
 
Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg
More Arguments About Hearsay
Topic
1987-1989
evidence, hearsay, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam culture, Moynihan, Justice Martin, oral evidence, oral tradition, plaintiffs, Supreme Court of Queensland
...Court procedures...
Text
 
Castan, Ron, hearsay, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo, Edward Koiki, plaintiffs, witnesses
...The shift to the High Court...
Text
1987
evidence, funding, hearsay, High Court of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg, Moynihan, Justice Martin, No Ordinary Judgement, oral evidence, oral tradition, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, Supreme Court of Queensland
...Which court should rule on the Hearsay question?...
Text
1987
Castan, Ron, Deane, Sir William, evidence, hearsay, High Court of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Moynihan, Justice Martin, oral evidence, oral tradition, plaintiffs, Queensland, Supreme Court of Queensland
The Great Northern Expedition
Topic
1989
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island, Supreme Court of Queensland
...The View...
Video
1989
Land Bilong Islanders, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island, Supreme Court of Queensland
...Have come to exist from the soil...
Text
 
Day, Ron, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam culture, ownership, Passi, Reverend Dave, Rice, James, witnesses
...Meriam challenges to the plaintiffs' claims...
Text
 
Depoma, Marwer, evidence, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo's laws, Meriam Mer, Murray Island Native Court, No Ordinary Judgement, Passi, Reverend Dave, plaintiffs, Sebeg, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, witnesses
Queensland's Expert Witnesses
Text
 
anthropology, Killoran, Patrick, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Queensland Government, witnesses
...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
...Fabrication, I don't know...
Text
1990
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings, Supreme Court of Queensland
...Unbelievable conclusion...
Text
1990
adoption, inheritance, land ownership, Mabo, Benny, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam culture, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Sambo, Robert
...Eddie Mabo's character...
Text
 
adoption, High Court of Australia, inheritance, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan's findings, Passi, Sam
In The High Court For The Last Time
Topic
1991
High Court of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.2
Plaintiffs' final submissions
Text
1991
claim, High Court of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Moynihan, Justice Martin, plaintiffs
Eddie Mabo - Linchpin
Topic
1986-89
Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family
...Trying to get him...
Text
 
Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg, Queensland
...Some political ramifications of the decision...
Text
 
backlash, desecration, High Court judgement, Keating, Paul, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo judgement, McIntyre, Greg, pastoral industry, Pearson, Noel, political reaction, reconciliation
...Stressed to the Max...
Text
 
activism, activism, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Townsville
...A bad temper...
Text
1962-1992
activism, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family
... I'm Only Five Feet Four...
Text
1973
Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family
...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
...He'd Never Left Mer...
Text
1996
exile, Loos, Noel, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island
...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
...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 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
1982
Land Bilong Islanders, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, plaintiffs, Supreme Court of Queensland
...Wasn't it the case?...
Text
1986
adoption, evidence, Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo, Maiga, plaintiffs, witnesses
...He wept...
Text
 
evidence, exile, family, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, plaintiffs
...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
...I've never seen a man bawl like that...
Text
 
family, Mabo, Edward Koiki, West, Malita
...The first birth he'd ever been to...
Text
 
family, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Mabo, Gail
Speaking In A Whisper
Topic
1991
cancer, death, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family
...I was well and truly pregnant...
Text
 
cancer, death, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Mabo, Gail
...He'd always complain about his hip...
Text
 
cancer, death, family, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...The last photograph of Koiki Mabo...
Image
1991
cancer, death, Mabo, Edward Koiki
...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
1995
Bakir Auski, ceremony, desecration, Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, tombstone, Townsville
...Celebration Dance...
Text
1995
Bakir Auski, ceremony, dancing, desecration, Mabo, Edward Koiki, tombstone, Townsville
...Bury me at Las!...
Text
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
...The casket..
Image
1995
Mabo, Eddie Jnr., Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Island, reburial
Las
Topic
 
Las, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, Piadaram, Zogo le
Townsville
Topic
 
desecration, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Townsville
Black Activist
Topic
1972-1980
activism, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville, Townsville, Yumba Meta Housing Co-op
Education & Early Work
Topic
 
education, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island, pearling industry
Exile Continues
Topic
1973
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Island
Five Plaintiffs
Topic
1982
evidence, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, plaintiffs
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
Mabo Case Commences
Topic
1982
claim, High Court of Australia, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, plaintiffs
Meeting Bonita
Topic
1958
Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, marriage
Meriam Mir
Topic
 
Black Community School, education, language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Meriam culture, Meriam Mer, Miles, Robert 'Bob'
Justice Moynihan's Findings
Topic
1990
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings, Supreme Court of Queensland
Murray Island School
Topic
1890s
annexation, education, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Miles, Robert 'Bob', Queensland, school
Preparations On The Long Journey To Justice
Topic
1981
Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Red
Topic
1970s
activism, Communist Party of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki, unionism
Stranger In A Strange Land
Topic
1950s
exile, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Take Him Back To Mer
Topic
1995
desecration, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Townsville
Great Northern Expedition
Topic
1989
Great Northern expedition, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island, Supreme Court of Queensland
The Final Journey To Canberra
Topic
1991
High Court of Australia, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki
The Journey Home
Topic
1995
Bakir Auski, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island, tombstone ceremony
The Leading Plaintiff
Topic
 
Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, plaintiffs
...the legacy of Eddie Mabo...
Text
 
Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo judgement
The Mabo Case
Topic
1982-1992
High Court of Australia, International law, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, terra nullius
The Townsville Conference
Topic
1981
James Cook University, Land Rights Conference, 1981, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
Unemployed
Topic
 
employment, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Visionary
Topic
 
activism, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki
We Can Take The Government To Court!
Topic
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
Manifestos
Topic
 
activism, education, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Marriage
Topic
1959
Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage
The judiciary has done its duty
Newspaper
1997
Common Law, High Court judgement, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, native title, terra nullius, Wik
One small step becomes giant leap
Newspaper
1997
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Queensland Government, Wik
James Cook University campus
URL
 
James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
Legacy of Eddie Mabo
Newspaper
1993
High Court judgement, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo judgement, reconciliation
Keating Pledges to Honour Mabo after Grave Vandalism
Newspaper
1995
backlash, desecration, grave, Keating, Paul, Mabo, Edward Koiki, racism, tombstone
Mabo Returns to Native Cradle
Newspaper
1995
desecration, grave, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island
Racists & Vandals
Newspaper
1995
backlash, Bakir Auski, desecration, grave, Keating, Paul, Mabo, Edward Koiki, racism, tombstone, Townsville
Leaders Denounce Desecration of Mabo Grave
Newspaper
1995
Bakir Auski, desecration, grave, Mabo, Edward Koiki, tombstone
His Claims Denied
Video
 
Land Bilong Islanders, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings, Supreme Court of Queensland
When I First Landed Here
Audio
 
exile, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Justice Moynihans Determination of Facts
Text
1990
Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Moynihan's findings
More Love Letters
Image
1959
love letters, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Diary Entries 2
Image
1991
diaries, High Court of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki
Eddie to Bonita: Love Letters
Image
1959
love letters, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki