Letter from Billae Laba of Boroko, Papua New Guinea (12 July 1982), with enclosures. Discusses traditional links and interactions between Papuans and Torres Strait Islanders. Aboriginal and Islanders Catholic Council Conference, Toowoomba, 1983. Copies of papers delivered at the Conference. Copy of letter to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (22 July 1985) concerning the funding freeze imposed on community worker John Echong, together with an issue of an associated newsletter

 
Component identifier:
File 1
Immediate source of acquisition:
An initial instalment of papers of Eddie Mabo was acquired by the Library from his widow, Bonita Mabo, in 1994. A further instalment was acquired from the same source in November 2002.

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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