Murray Island
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Murray Island is a small inhabited island in the eastern Torres Strait of Australia, known for its Indigenous Meriam people and its central role in the landmark Mabo native title case.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murray Islands, Torres Strait | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Torres Strait Island
ⓘ
inhabited island ⓘ island ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mer Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Eddie Mabo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meriam plaintiffs in Mabo case ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Torres Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | strong customary land tenure system ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | predominantly Indigenous population ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Meriam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Queensland Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCustomaryLaw | Meriam customary land law ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousName | Mer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousPeople | Meriam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Mer (village) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Indigenous land rights in Australia
ⓘ
recognition of native title in Australian law ⓘ |
| indigenousGroup | Meriam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | High Court of Australia (for Mabo case) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineIllustrated | native title ⓘ |
| legalPrecedentFrom | 1992 ⓘ |
| legalStatusRecognizedIn | Mabo v Queensland (No 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Torres Strait Island Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coral Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ Torres Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Torres Strait ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Cape York Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marineRegion | Great Barrier Reef area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTitle | recognized ⓘ |
| partOf |
Torres Strait Island Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torres Strait Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationGroup | Indigenous Australians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Far North Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Mabo native title case
ⓘ
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Queensland ⓘ |
| stateCapital | Brisbane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezone | AEST ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Meriam Mir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | Meriam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Murray Islands, Torres Strait