ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for
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Final, 1 April 2004<br />
Example 5 - Person description<br />
Language of description: English (Australia)<br />
5.1 IDENTITY AREA<br />
5.1.1 Type of entity Person<br />
5.1.2 Authorized<br />
Mabo, Eddie, 1936-1992<br />
<strong>for</strong>m of name<br />
5.1.5 Other <strong>for</strong>ms<br />
Mabo, Edward Koiki, 1936-1992<br />
of name<br />
5.2 DESCRIPTION AREA<br />
5.2.1 Dates of<br />
existence Dates ISO<br />
8601<br />
1936-1992<br />
1936/1992-01-21<br />
5.2.2 History 29 June 1936 - Born on Mer, the son of Robert Zezou Sambo and<br />
Annie Mabo of the Piadaram clan. Because his mother died in<br />
childbirth, he was adopted under customary law by his uncle Benny<br />
Mabo and aunt Maiga.<br />
1953-57 - Worked on trochus fishing luggers out of Mer.<br />
1957 - Left Mer and moved to the mainland. Worked at various jobs<br />
including canecutter and railway labourer.<br />
1959 - Married Bonita Nehow (born 1943).<br />
1960-61 - Union representative, Townsville-Mount Isa rail<br />
construction project.<br />
1962-67 - Worked <strong>for</strong> the Townsville Harbour Board.<br />
1962-69 - Secretary, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander<br />
Advancement League.<br />
1967 - Helped organise seminar in Townsville: 'We the Australians:<br />
What is to Follow the Referendum?'<br />
1967-71 - Worked as gardener-groundsman, James Cook University<br />
1973 - Mabo and family travelled to Thursday Island en route to<br />
Mer with the intention of visiting Mabo's dying father, but were<br />
denied entry to Mer.<br />
1973-83 - Director, Black Community School, Townsville.<br />
1974-78 - Member of the Aboriginal Arts Council.<br />
1975-80 - President, Yumba Meta Housing Association.<br />
1975-78 - Member, National Aboriginal Education Committee.<br />
1978-81 - Assistant Vocational Officer, Aboriginal Employment<br />
and Training Branch Commonwealth Employment Service.<br />
1978-79 - Member, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies<br />
Education Advisory Committee.<br />
1981-84 - Pursued Diploma of Teaching, Townsville College of<br />
Advanced Education/James Cook University.<br />
1981 - Conference on land rights at James Cook University.<br />
Decision to take the Murray Islanders' land case to the High Court<br />
1982 - Land rights case launched. Plaintiffs were Mabo, Sam Passi,<br />
Father Dave Passi, James Rice and Celuia Mapo Salee.<br />
1986-87 - Director, ABIS Community Cooperative Society Ltd,<br />
Townsville.<br />
1986-87 - Assistant Director, Aboriginal Arts, Melbourne Moomba<br />
Festival.<br />
1987-88 - Employed by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs as<br />
Community Arts Liaison Officer, 5th Festival of Pacific Arts,<br />
Townsville.<br />
1987-88 - Vice-Chairman, Magani Malu Kes.<br />
1988 - High Court ruled the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory<br />
Act 1985 contrary to the Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act<br />
1975.<br />
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