Series 1:
Diaries, 1976-1992
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| Folder 1-2
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Two Woods commercial desk diaries, 1976 Contain occasional entries recording appointments, activities, addresses and telephone numbers.
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| Folder 3
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Kingsgrove one-day-to-a page diary, 1981 Contains occasional entries recording appointments, meetings, telephone numbers. Some entries in the hand of Jessie Mabo-Smith, daughter of Mabo.
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| Folder 4
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Collins A4 one-day-to-a-page diary, 1981 Contains entries in two languages, English and Meriam Mer. Records details of work for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Legal Aid Services and other activities.
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| Folder 5
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Collins three-day-to-a-page diary, 1987 Contains brief entries recording appointments and daily activities, including work for the Moomba Festival and the 5th Festival of Pacific Arts, and visits to Canberra for High Court sittings.
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| Folder 6
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A4 one-day-to-a-page diary, 1988 Contains a number of detailed entries, particularly during the period January-March. Describes meetings with the Premier of Queensland and the Commonwealth Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Gerry Hand), visits to Torres Strait and attendance at High Court sittings.
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| Folder 7
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Universal A5 one-page-to-a-day diary, 1989 Contains entries describing events, activities, domestic life, visits to Torres Strait and progress on the court case.
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| Folder 8
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Upward A4 one-week-to-two-pages diary, 1991 Contains entries describing activities, domestic life, travel, health, and progress on the court case.
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| Folder 9
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Collins one-day-to-a-page diary, 1992 Contains six filled pages, dated early January. Written while Mabo was in Townsville and Brisbane Hospitals with his final illness. Reflects on life, love for his wife and family, family inheritances and rights, and wonders whether the High Court decision will be announced in time for him to hear it.
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