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Thursday Island Customs House

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/thursday-island-customs-house

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Thursday Island Customs House built?

  2. 2. What is the location?

  3. 3. What is the designer?

  4. 4. Why was the Customs House built on Thursday Island?

  5. 5. How did the Customs House help people on Thursday Island?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Maritime Administration

  • Heritage Listing

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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