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Indigenous Australians: at war and at home:Solution

1 Children in camps should be taken from their Aboriginal mothers advise two MPs.
2 Instructions are given not to enlist all Aboriginals and 'half-castes'
3 Recruitment restrictions on 'half-castes' are lifted following the loss of first conscription referendum
4 About 400 Indigenous servicemen return from World War I
5 The recruitment of 'non-whites' is not 'desirable' according to the military board
6 A battalian of Torres Strait Islanders is formed to defend this vital area from enemy attack
7 Torres Strait Islander soldiers have their pay increased to two-thirds that of a non-Aboriginal soldier
8 Captain Reg Saunders becomes the first Aboriginal officer in the Australian Army
9 Civil restrictions are re-imposed on returning Aboriginal servicemen following World War II
10 Aboriginal veterans are granted voting rights
11 Full Australian citizenship is granted to all Aboriginal peoples

Correct: Well done. There were marked differences between the treatment of Indigenous Australians in the military services and at home.

Incorrect: Examine the timeline and the three sources more closely.