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Queensland
Wik people may outdo Mabo claim
Newspaper
1993
coexistence, extinguishment, farming, native title, native title claim, pastoralism, Queensland, Wik
...To my people...
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gardening, land use, Mabo, Edward Koiki, manifesto, native title, Queensland, Torres Strait Islanders
The islander migration
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1945-
employment, James Cook University, language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, migration, pearling industry, Queensland, Torres Strait Islanders, World War 2
...She was sixteen...
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1958
Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage, Queensland
...the fastest railway line builders in the world...
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1973
James Cook University, Mabo, Edward Koiki, migration, Queensland, railways
...we were being exploited...
Image and Text
1953-57
Department of Native Affairs, Exile, 1952, pearling industry, Queensland
Wedding photo: Bonita
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1959
Mabo, Bonita, marriage, Marriage to Bonita, 10/10/1959, Queensland
...your sincier penfriend...
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1959
love letters, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage, Queensland
...your very own...
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1959
love letters, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, marriage, Queensland
...Proper English...
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Exile, 1952, language, Queensland
...I kicked up a hell of a stink...
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1957-1960
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Marriage to Bonita, 10/10/1959, Queensland, railways, trade unions
P.J. (Pat) Killoran
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1948-1980
Department of Aboriginal & Islander Affairs (DAIA), Department of Native Affairs, exile, Mer, Queensland
The Border Problem
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international border, politics, Queensland, Singe, John, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders, treaties
Mabo v Queensland [Number 1]
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1988
High Court of Australia, Mabo Case, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Queensland, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985 , Racial Discrimination Act , 1975
Mabo v Queensland (Number 2)
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1992
High Court of Australia, Mabo Case, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Queensland, Racial Discrimination Act , 1975
...Enjoyment of their human rights...
Image and Text
1988
Brennan, Justice Gerard, Mabo Case, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Queensland, Racial Discrimination Act , 1975
...without compensation...
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1992
extinguishment, Mer, Queensland, Racial Discrimination Act , 1975 , Toohey, Justice
Wik & Co-Existence
Topic
1996
coexistence, High Court of Australia, native title, native title claim, pastoral lease, pastoralists, Queensland, Thayorre people, Wik
...Eddie was one of the first to come here...
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1957-
Mabo, Edward Koiki, Queensland, racism, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.), Townsville, trade unions
Hopevale & Aboriginal Land
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1997
Cape York, determinations, Hopevale, native title claim, Queensland, Warra Peoples Determination
Earl Grey - An Historical Teaser
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1848
Grey, Earl, High Court of Australia, land ownership, New South Wales, pastoral industry, pastoral lease, pastoralism, Queen Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Wik
Self-government & Philanthropy
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1800s
colonialism, colonialism, colonisation, colonists, compensation, conquest, Grey, Earl, land tenure, migration, New South Wales, Queensland, rations, reserves, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Walter Baldwin Spencer Regrets
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1884-1938
Alice Springs, anthropology, Baldwin Spencer, Walter, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, religion, reserves, South Australia, Western Australia
Special Institutions
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1890-1963
Arnhem Land, Gove, humanitarians, immigration, Kakadu National Park, missionaries, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, rations, religion, reserves, settlements, South Australia, supervision, The Northern Territory Land Rights Act, Victoria, Yirrkala
Reserves: A continuing issue
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1967-1999
1967 referendum, assimilation, missions, Queensland, reserves, vote
Queensland
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1978-1991
Aurukun, Deed of Grant in Trust, Fraser, Malcolm, land rights, Mer, Murray Island, Queensland, reserves, States' rights, Torres Strait
The nineteenth century roots of late twentieth century 'enlightenment'
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1967 referendum, activism, anthropology, Australian Labor Party, Dunstan, Don, Hawke, Bob, humanitarians, land rights, Mabo judgement, New South Wales, Noonkanbah, Northern Territory, Queensland, Ranger Uranium Mine, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Whitlam, Gough, Yunupingu, Galarrwuy
...The Statement Of Claim...
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1986
Blackburn, Justice, Castan, Ron, claim, evidence, inheritance, Meriam Mer, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island, plaintiffs, Queensland
...The doctrine of terra nullius...
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Canada, extinguishment, First Fleet, land rights, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo judgement, Murray Island, New South Wales, New Zealand (Aotearoa), plaintiffs, Queensland, terra nullius, United States of America
...Challenges - Sovereignty and ownership distinguished...
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1992
extinguishment, Murray Island, plaintiffs, Queensland, sovereignty
Radical Title
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Australian Court Case, Common Law, Cooper V Stuart, crown land, New South Wales, plaintiffs, Queensland, Radical Title, sovereignty
...Challenges - Is recognition of native title necessary?...
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1992
Brennan, Chief Justice Gerard, claim, extinguishment, Mabo v Queensland No.2, native title, plaintiffs, Queensland, Radical Title
Queensland's First Response
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1982
Mabo v Queensland No.1, Queensland
...No Agreement...
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1982-1985
claim, Deane, Sir William, Gibbs, Chief Justice, High Court of Australia, McIntyre, Greg, No Ordinary Judgement, plaintiffs, Queensland
Queensland's King-Hit
Topic
1985
Mabo v Queensland No.1, Queensland, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985
Second Reading
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1985
Mabo v Queensland No.1, native title claim, plaintiffs, Queensland, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985 , Queensland Government
Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act
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1985
extinguishment, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Queensland, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985 , Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985
...Condemnation...
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1985
extinguishment, High Court of Australia, Hocking, Barbara, Mabo v Queensland No.1, native title, Queensland, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985
The Issues In Mabo #1
Topic
1988
Mabo v Queensland No.1, Queensland, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985
...Judgment of Wilson J...
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1988
Mabo v Queensland No.1, native title, plaintiffs, Queensland, Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act , 1985 , Racial Discrimination Act
...Hearsay Evidence...
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1986
Castan, Ron, evidence, hearsay, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Moynihan, Justice Martin, No Ordinary Judgement, oral evidence, oral tradition, Queensland, Rice, James, witnesses
...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
...Abandonment of the Sea Claims...
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1989
aboriginal law, claim, Federal Government, Australia, Great Barrier Reef, McIntyre, Greg, plaintiffs, Queensland, sea, sea rights
...Which court should rule on the Hearsay question?...
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1987
Castan, Ron, Deane, Sir William, evidence, hearsay, High Court of Australia, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Moynihan, Justice Martin, oral evidence, oral tradition, plaintiffs, Queensland, Supreme Court of Queensland
...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
...High Court Deliberations...
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1991
Castan, Ron, High Court of Australia, Moynihan's findings, Queensland, Queensland Government
...Does settlement deliver absolute and complete ownership to the Crown?...
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1991-1992
annexation, Attorney-General (NSW) v Brown, 1847 , Australian Court Case, barbarism, Blackburn, Justice, Brennan, Justice Gerard, crown land, Deane, Sir William, doctrine of tenure, Gaudron, Justice Mary, Mabo judgement, Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd, 1971 , Murray Island, native title, Queensland, settlements, sovereignty, terra nullius, Toohey, Justice
...Is recognition of native title necessary?...
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Australian Court Case, Blackburn, Justice, Brennan, Justice Gerard, Guerin v The Queen, International Court Case, International Court Case, Mabo judgement, Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd, 1971 , native title, Queensland, recognition, Southern Rhodesia, Amodu Tijani V Secretary, 1921
...Trying to get him...
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Keon-Cohen, Bryan, Mabo Case, Mabo, Edward Koiki, McIntyre, Greg, Queensland
Murray Island Annexation
Topic
1879
annexation, colonisation, conquest, International law, Mabo Case, Mer, Murray Island, Queensland, terra nullius
Failure To Agree On The Facts
Topic
1982-1986
High Court of Australia, Mabo Case, plaintiffs, Queensland, Supreme Court of Queensland
GovernmentAuthority
Topic
1879
assimilation, Mer, Murray Island, Murray Island Council, Murray Island Native Court, Queensland, school
Legal Manoeuvres
Topic
1982-1985
High Court of Australia, plaintiffs, Queensland
Murray Island Council
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annexation, Murray Island Council, Murray Island Native Court, Queensland
Murray Island School
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1890s
annexation, education, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Miles, Robert 'Bob', Queensland, school
Personal Supervision
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1947-1980
Killoran, Patrick, Mer, Murray Island, Queensland, World War 2
One King
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annexation, colonialism, education, Mer, Queensland, school