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1. Who was the second Prime Minister of Australia?
2. Who is credited with discovering gold in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia?
3. Caroline Chisholm is famous for her work with which group of people?
4. What was the name of the man who purchased land from the local Aborigines, upon which Melbourne is situated today?
5. Which team won the first Sydney Rugby League premiership in 1908?
6. Lambing Flat was the scene of a number riots and attacks on which group of goldminers?
7. The first Australian cricket team to tour England was made up of Aboriginal players. Besides being given Anglicised names for the tour, how else were they identified on the field?
8. One Australian Prime Minister served a term lasting only eight days. Who was he?
9. Which explorer went missing in the mid-1800s, whilst attempting to cross Australia from east to west?
10. What was the capital city of Australia before the transition to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1911?
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