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Hand-drawn map of Mer (Murray Island), by Eddie Mabo

Original hand-drawn map of Mer (Murray Island), which included various portions of land, names of land owners and boundary markers.

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Edward Koiki Mabo/Copyright Agency 2020, National Library of Australia obj-224081463

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