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Iven MacKay’s plan to cede territory to this country was turned into a national conspiracy by Eddie Ward. People from this country were killed while attempting to escape during the Cowra breakout, and people from this country had rioted one year earlier in Featherston. Damien Parer was killed by this country’s soldiers after shooting a documentary that won Australia’s first Oscar. The killing of five fishermen from this country by a group of Aboriginal Australians sparked the (*) Caledon Bay (10[1])crisis. Billy Hughes spearheaded opposition to a racial equality clause proposed by this (10[1])country’s delegation (10[1])at the Paris Peace Conference. The dog Gunner alerted Percy Westcott to air raids from this country. Australian forces wrested control of territory (10[1])occupied by this country during (10[1])the Kokoda Track Campaign. For 10 points, what country bombed Darwin during World War (10[1])II? ■END■

ANSWER: Japan [or Empire of Japan; accept Nippon] (The first clue refers to the so-called “Brisbane Line”. Damien Parer’s documentary was Kokoda Front Line!)
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