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Help! Several words were lost while moving sentences from Wikipedia's article on Australia to this quiz. Fill in the blanks to restore these sentences.
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The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago.
Until the early 19th century, Australia was best known as New Holland.
In 1770, Captain James Cook sailed along and mapped the east coast, which he named "New South Wales".
The Swan River Colony (present-day Perth) was established in 1829.
Ballarat miners launched the Eureka Rebellion against gold license fees.
The Australian Capital Territory was formed in 1911 as the location for the future federal capital of Canberra.
Governments encouraged a large wave of immigration from across Europe.
Prominent features of the centre and south include Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock).
Rising sea levels formed Bass Strait, separating Tasmania from the mainland.
Besides Antarctica, Australia is the only continent that developed without feline species.
Australia is home to many dangerous animals including some of the most venomous snakes in the world.
Voting and enrolment is compulsory for all enrolled citizens 18 years and older in every jurisdiction.
At the Commonwealth level, the King's representative is the governor-general.
Australia maintains a deeply integrated relationship with neighbouring New Zealand.
As of 2021, it has the second-highest amount of wealth per adult, after Luxembourg.
CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, contributes 10% of all research in the country.
The Dreaming is a sacred era in which ancestral totemic spirit beings formed The Creation.
Crocodile Dundee and the Ozploitation movement's Mad Max series became international blockbusters.
The Australian national cricket team competed against England in the first Test match.
Australia has professional leagues for four football codes, whose relative popularity is divided geographically.
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