Papers of Eddie Mabo [microform]. 1943-1992.

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Papers of Eddie Mabo [microform]. 1943-1992.

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1. Diaries 1976,1985-92. 2. Employment and personal 1943,1959-92. 3. Business ventures 1968-91. 4. Black Community School, Townsville 1973-84. 5. Yumba Meta Housing Association 1973-82. 6. National Aboriginal Education Committee 1980-87. 7. Diploma of Teaching Course, Townsville C.A.E. 8. Land claim 1982-92. 9. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1978-89. 10. ABIS Community Co-operative Society Ltd. 1985-87. 11. Murray Island Community Council 1985-91 12. Moomba Festival 1986-87. 13.5th Festival of Pacific Arts, Townsville 1986-88. 14. Magani Malu Kes/Torres Strait independence movement 1980-91. 15. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 1989-90 and other activities 1981-91. 16. Printed material 1978-89.

11 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

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Mabo, Eddie

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Torres Strait Islander, human rights, land rights activist. Principal plaintiff in the landmark High Court native title case, "Mabo and Others versus State of Queensland and the Commonwealth, 1982-1992. From the description of Papers of Eddie Mabo [microform]. 1943-1992. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225851373 Torres Strait Islander human rights and land rights activist. Principal plaintiff in the landmark High Court native title case, "Mabo and Others versus St...

Australia. High Court

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On 3 June, 1992, the High Court of Australia delivered its landmark Mabo decision which rewrote the Australian common law and gave a massive boost to the struggle for the recognition of Aboriginal land rights. Put simply, the decision said that under Australian law, Indigenous people have rights to land - rights that existed before colonisation and which still exist. This right is called native title. By a majority of six to one, the High Court ruled that native title to land is recognised by th...