1 St. 56 Min, 3 Jun 1992 Jahr - Mabo decision
The Mabo decision, was a legal case held in high court for the recognition
of former owners of Aboriginal land. This was the culmination of a
10 year legal case, and ended with the high court ruling that
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders had right to the lands, rights
that existed before the British came to Australia.