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Australian Events

Posted in 1978

  • HRH Princess Alexandra and Sir Edward Hughes at the official launch of the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial FoundationSir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust is formed.
  • Northern Territory is given self-government.
  • Pat O'Shane becomes the first Aboriginal law graduate and first Aboriginal barrister.
  • "A study of the ethnic origins of the Australian population in 1978 found that 77% of people had British origins, with 45% coming from England. Other major groups of ethnic origin were the Italians, Germans, Dutch and Greeks. Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders accounted for 1% of the population."
    The Macquarie Book of Events, 1983 p 71.
  • Parliament approves new Parliament House.