Portrait

Timeline of the Life of Eddie Mabo-Thomas Gosper

By 15gosper.thomas
  • Eddie Mabo was born

    Eddie Mabo was born

    Eddie Mabo was born on Murray Island in the Torres Strait Islands on the 29th of June 1936.
    Eddie mabo was born around this day, it was not officially recorded.
    He was adopted by his uncle and so bore the name Mabo.
  • Eddie Mabo came to Australia

    Eddie Mabo came to Australia

    He came to Australia in 1957 and then worked odd jobs for several years.
  • Eddie Mabo married Bonita Nehow

    Eddie Mabo married Bonita Nehow

    They married in 1959.

  • Eddie Mabo became the secretary of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Advancement League

  • Eddie Mabo created a seminar in Townsville

    It was titled, "We the Australians: What is to Follow the Referendum?"

  • Eddie Mabo Resigned

    He resigned because he felt that people were insensre and quote 'do gooders'.

  • Legislation was passed that decreed that the TorresStraight Islanders lost their rights to land when the British settled

  • The legislation was decreed to be racail discrimination

  • Eddie Mabo Died

    Eddie Mabo Died

    Eddie mabo died on the 21st of January 1992, he died of cancer aged 55.