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Malcolm Fraser with Yolngu leader Galarrwuy Yunupingu at the uranium-mining township of Jabiru in Arnhem Land, May 1978.
NAA: A6180, 4/5/78/62
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| 01 Feb 1922 | Red flag for merchant ships |
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| 01 Feb 1961 | ‘No fault’ divorce |
| 01 Feb 1984 | Medicare |
| 26 Jan 1938 | Aboriginal Day of Mourning |
| 26 Jan 1949 | Australia’s first citizens |
| 26 Jan 1958 | Nuclear startup |
| 26 Jan 1966 | 17th Prime Minister |
| 26 Jan 1972 | A tent embassy |
| 30 Jan 1924 | Cabinet in Canberra |
| 30 Jan 1945 | 11th Governor-General |
| 31 Jan 1929 | The Warrigal |
| 31 Jan 1968 | Independent Nauru |