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Protection Act
...We are closed in a box...
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1936
Chief Protector of Aborigines, Mer, Murray Island, pearling industry, Protection Act, strike
...12 months exile...
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1951
Chief Protector of Aborigines, Department of Native Affairs, exile, Exile, 1952, gaol, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Murray Island Council, pearling industry, Protection Act
...Anybody who fell pregnant...
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1897-1901
Murray Island Council, Protection Act
...king without a crown....
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1930s-1980
Mer, Meriam history, Murray Island Council, Passi, Sam, Protection Act
The Native Problem in Queensland
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1937
Department of Native Affairs, Mer, Protection Act, strike, Torres Strait
Origin and Cause of Discontent
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1936
Chief Protector of Aborigines, Christianity, pearling industry, Protection Act, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, strike, Torres Strait Islanders
Deputy Chief Protector
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1936
Chief Protector of Aborigines, Meriam history, Protection Act, racism