sentences:  came to Australia in 1899) applied for, and obtained a CEDT and then travelled to India initially for 3 years but extended this period to 10 years and returned to Australia in 1938, without any problems.CREDIT to "Australian Indian History" (Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan) for this clarification.From federation in 1901 until the 1973 immigration of non-whites, including Sikhs, into Australia was restricted due to the enactment of the White Australia policy.