Townsville
We Won!
Image
1992
determinations, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, High Court victory, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo Case, Mabo family, Townsville
Black Community School Manifesto
Text
1973-1985
Black Community School, Black Community School, education, manifesto, multiculturalism, Townsville
...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
1986
army, Department of Defence, letters, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Sambo, Robert, Townsville, World War 2
...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
1978
Black Community School, Black Community School, education, Townsville
...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
...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
...There is a fear...
Text
1973-1985
Black Community School, Black Community School, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
...We the Australians...
Image and Text
1973
Inter-racial Seminar, James Cook University, Townsville
...you say it yourself...
Text
1960s
Australian Labor Party, Stranger In A Strange Land, 1956, Townsville, trade unions
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
1981
conference, land rights, land rights, Land Rights Conference, 1981, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mer, Townsville
...to be done for nothing...
Text
1980-92
employment, funding, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, Townsville
...take good care of your Mum...
Text
1992
cancer, death, diaries, Eddie Mabo's Death, 21/01/1992, Townsville
...a restless spirit...
Text
1992
death, Eddie Mabo's Death, 21/01/1992, funeral, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
...Eddie Mabo's tombstone opening...
Image and Text
1995
ceremony, desecration, Mabo, Bonita, Tickner, Robert, tombstone ceremony, Townsville
...a very great Australian...
Text
1995
desecration, Mabo, Edward Koiki, tombstone ceremony, Townsville
...a rare moment of unanimity...
Text
1995
desecration, Keating, Paul, Las, Mer, reconciliation, Townsville
Eddie Koiki Mabo - JCU lectures with sardine scoop
Image
1970s
James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, sardine scoop, Townsville, weris
Activist
Topic
1962-1992
activism, human rights, indigenous rights, Mabo, Edward Koiki, politics, Torres Strait, Townsville
Bakir Auski - Tombstone Opening 1995
Topic
1995
Bakir Auski, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, mourning, tombstone, tombstone unveiling, Townsville
Black Community School
Topic
1973-1985
Black Community School, cultural preservation, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville, Townsville
Black Community School
Topic
1973-1985
Black Community School, cultural preservation, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville, Townsville
Desecration
Topic
1995
backlash, desecration, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo family, tombstone, Townsville
Gardener At James Cook University
Topic
1967-1975
activism, Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, employment, James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
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
Land Rights Conference
Topic
1981
conference, James Cook University, land rights, land rights, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
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
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
Flo Kennedy Attends
Text
1981
conference, Kennedy, Flo, land rights, Land Rights Conference, 1981, No Ordinary Judgement, Passi, Reverend Dave, plaintiffs, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, The Townsville Conference, Townsville
...We would take their heads off...
Video
Kennedy, Flo, Land Bilong Islanders, land ownership, The Townsville Conference, Townsville, warriors
...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
...If the wind is blowing...
Text
ancestors, Mabo, Benny, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Islanders, totems, Townsville, Whaleboat, Donald, wind
...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
...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
...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
...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
...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
...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
Black Activist
Topic
1972-1980
activism, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville, Townsville, Yumba Meta Housing Co-op
Black Activist
Topic
1972-1980
activism, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville, Townsville, Yumba Meta Housing Co-op
The Townsville Conference
Topic
1981
James Cook University, Land Rights Conference, 1981, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville
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
Racists & Vandals
Newspaper
1995
backlash, Bakir Auski, desecration, grave, Keating, Paul, Mabo, Edward Koiki, racism, tombstone, Townsville