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Murray Island Native Court
Murray Island Court
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inheritance, Land Bilong Islanders, land boundaries, land disputes, Malo's laws, Murray Island Council, Murray Island Native Court, property, Queensland Government
...records of those fights about land...
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1898-1999
clans, Day, Ron, land disputes, land ownership, Malo's laws, Mer, missionaries, Murray Island Native Court, tribes
An exciting discovery
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1982
McIntyre, Greg, Mer, Murray Island Native Court, No Ordinary Judgement, Sharp, Dr. Nonie
Meriam Land Disputes
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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
...Evidence of Malo's Law...
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1990
evidence, Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, Murray Island Native Court, oral evidence, plaintiffs, Queensland, religion, sacred, tag mauki mauki
...Meriam challenges to the plaintiffs' claims...
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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
...Documentary Evidence...
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anthropology, Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, evidence, Haddon, A.C., Keon-Cohen, Bryan, land disputes, Meriam culture, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island Native Court, plaintiffs, Queensland
GovernmentAuthority
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1879
assimilation, Mer, Murray Island, Murray Island Council, Murray Island Native Court, Queensland, school
Land Disputes
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clans, Depoma, Marwer, inheritance, land disputes, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Island Native Court
Murray Island Council
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annexation, Murray Island Council, Murray Island Native Court, Queensland