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Eddie Mabo was born
Eddie "Koiki" Mabo was born his mother died during his birth his Uncle adopted him legally -
Eddie Mabo left Mer Island
Eddie Mabo moved to the mainland of Australia and left Mer island (Murray island) -
Eddie Mabo got Married
Eddie Mabo was got married to Bonita Mehow -
Eddie Mabo becomes a secretary
Eddie Mabo became the secretary of the aboriginal and Tores Strait islander advancement league -
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Eddie Mabo's First Job
Eddie Mabo was a Gardener for a company named JCU he worked there for 8 years -
Eddie Mabo Co-founded a School
Eddie Mabo co-founded a black community school it was one of the first in Australia and had only 10 students -
Eddie Mabo didn't have land rights
Eddie Mabo found out he did not own the land he had on Mer Island -
Eddie launched a land rights case
Eddie launched the first land right case for Aboriginals and Tores Strait Islanders -
Eddie Mabo got a Human Rights Medal
He was awarded the Human Rights Medal -
Eddie Mabo Died
Eddie Mabo was killed by cancer -
Eddie Mabo Became the Australian of the Year
Eddie Mabo was awarded the Australian of the year for 1992 and was mentioned in a newspaper -
Eddie Mabo gets a library named after him
After Eddie Mabo's death the JCU library in Townsville was officially named "Eddie Koiki Mabo Library"