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Significant Events Crossword
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Where did the ANZACS land in 1915? (9)
Who led the ‘Freedom Ride’ in 1965? (7,7)
Australia’s first overseas sporting tour was
by the all Aboriginal ______ team. (7)
In what were Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people first included in 1971? (6)
In 1901, which Federal Act became the
basis of the ‘white Australia policy’? (11,11)
Which Hydro Electric Authority was
established in 1949? (5,9)
In 1947, the first of 170,000 ‘______
people’ arrived in Australia. (9)
The 1996, ______ High Court decision
confirmed that native title rights could
coexist. (3)
In 1975, which Commonwealth Act
outlawed racism in Australia? (6,14)
In 2000, an estimated 100,000 Australians
marched in support of ______? (14)
Which Norwegian ship rescued asylum
seekers off Christmas Island in 2001? (5)
Under which doctrine did Captain Cook
claim Australia for Great Britain? (5,7
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Whose rights were approved by 90% of
Australians in the 1967 Referendum? (10)
In 1938, Australia’s Aboriginal people held a
‘Day of ______’. (8,3,7)
In 1868, the last convicts transported to
Australia arrived in which state? (7,9)
Which multicultural television service began
transmitting in 1980? (3)
Whose ship made the earliest recorded
European contact with Aboriginal people? (5)
In 1851, the rush to find what metal began?
(4)
In 1992, which High Court decision
overturned the concept of ‘terra nullius’? (4)
In 1858, Australia’s non-Aboriginal population
reached ______. (7)
From which country did the first ‘boat people’
arrive in 1946? (7)