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Torres Strait
Independence after Mabo
Newspaper
1992
Mabo Case, sovereignty, Torres Strait
Eddie as a Teenager, 1950s
Image
1950s
education, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
Activist
Topic
1962-1992
activism, human rights, indigenous rights, Mabo, Edward Koiki, politics, Torres Strait, Townsville
Exile
Topic
1953-1957
activism, exile, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Mer, Murray Island, Murray Island Council, pearling industry, Torres Strait
A Voyage to Terra Australis
Text
1814
canoes, european contact, Flinders, Matthew , Mer, sea, Torres Strait
Tagai
Image
 
Meriam culture, Stars of Tagai, Tagai, Torres Strait
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
Tagai Myth
Image and Text
 
Dauar, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Stars of Tagai, Tagai, Torres Strait
The Torres Strait Islands Flag
Image
 
dari, flag, Torres Strait
Pearl Shell Ornaments
Text
 
pearling industry, shells, Torres Strait
Pincatada Maxima
Text
1870-1970
Mer, pearling industry, shells, Torres Strait
The Newcomers
Text
1840s-
Mer, pearling industry, sea rights, Torres Strait, Yorke Island
...a passion for accuracy...
Image and Text
1888-1908
anthropology, Bruce, Jack, Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, Haddon, A.C., London Missionary Society, Mer, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
The Native Problem in Queensland
Text
1937
Department of Native Affairs, Mer, Protection Act, strike, Torres Strait
Tombstone Unveiling Ceremonies
Text
 
burial, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, Stars of Tagai, tombstone unveiling, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
John Singe On World War 2
Text
 
army, Singe, John, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders, Torres Strait Light infantry battalion, war, World War 2
The Border Problem
Text
 
international border, politics, Queensland, Singe, John, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders, treaties
Maritime Boundaries of the Murray Islands
Image
 
map, No Ordinary Judgement, sea, sea claims, sea rights, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, Torres Strait
Queensland
Text
1978-1991
Aurukun, Deed of Grant in Trust, Fraser, Malcolm, land rights, Mer, Murray Island, Queensland, reserves, States' rights, Torres Strait
Origins
Topic
 
Mer, Murray Island, Torres Strait
In Meriam Waters
Topic
 
fishing, Great Barrier Reef, Meriam culture, sea rights, seafarers, Torres Strait
International Law
Topic
 
fishing, Great Barrier Reef, Meriam culture, sea rights, seafarers, Torres Strait
Cambridge Anthropological Expedition
Topic
1898
anthropology, Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, Haddon, A.C., Mer, Murray Island, Torres Strait
Inside & Outside
Topic
1960-1981
activism, Mabo Case, Malo's laws, Meriam culture, Mimi, Marou, Passi, Reverend Dave, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
Federal Attitude to Aborigines Unstable
Newspaper
 
Aboriginal Advancement League, aborigines, Federal Government, Australia, pearling industry, Torres Strait