Series 5:
Yumba-Meta Housing Association, 1973-1982
This Association acquired houses in Townsville using Commonwealth funds and was responsible for renting them to black tenants. Mabo was President of the Association, 1975-1980. During the period 1978-1980, Mabo's presidency was contested by a group of disaffected members and evicted tenants who formed a new Board of Directors. NB. In November 2001, with the agreement of Mrs Bonita Mabo, the papers in this series were transferred to the Yumba-Meta Housing Association in Townsville. Copies of the papers can be found on the microfilm of the original instalment of Mabo Papers which was made in 1996 (reels mfm G 27539-27549).
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| Folder 1
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Legal and financial records, 1973-1974 Articles of Association, 1973. Financial statements, year ended 30 September 1974. Contracts for houses, 1974.
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| Folder 2
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Minute book for Annual General Meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors, 1975-1978. |
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Financial records, 1975-1977 Loan register, 1976-1977. Annual Financial Report, 30 September 1976. Cash receipts worksheets, 1975-1976.
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Membership applications, 1975-1978 |
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Minutes and financial statements, 1976 |
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Correspondence, financial statements, agendas and membership forms, 1976-1979 |
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Membership records, 1978-1979 Receipt book, 1978-1979. Membership applications, 1979.
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| Folder 8
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Directors' reports and meeting agenda, 1977-1979 Directors' reports to shareholders, 1977-1978. Annual General Meeting agenda, 1979.
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| Folder 9
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Papers relating to dispute with tenants and associated eviction orders, 1977-1980 Include newspaper cuttings, minutes, notices and letters of termination of membership.
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| Folder 10
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Minute book with inserts, 1978-1980 |
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Board records and papers relating to Yumba Meta dispute, 1979-1980 Board of Directors, 1979-80, plus circulars and correspondence with solicitors. Newspaper cuttings reporting friction between Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders within Yumba Meta, together with newspaper notices relating to the dispute, 1980.
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| Folder 12
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Papers relating to membership litigation, including correspondence with solicitors, 1978-1979 |
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1980-1982 |