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German immigration
German immigrants played a significant part in the early European settlement of Australia mostly South Australia. One of the biggest reasons was religious persecution at home. Where did they go? The German settlements went to South Australia Adelaide. What year did the German settlements happen? The German settlements happened in 1838. -
Chinese miners
A few thousand Chinese people arrived in Australia as indentured workers in the 1840s. Chinese immigration quickly grew the gold discoveries of the 1850s. The reason for the Chinese people to come to Australia? They came to Australia for gold. Where did they go? The earliest Chinese immigrants were reported in Sydney.