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First Fleet
On May 13, 1787, the “First Fleet” of military leaders, sailors, and convicts set sail from Portsmouth, England. They ended up in Australia, Botany Bay. -
Bennelong Gets Captured
In November 1789, Captain Arthur Phillip captured Bennelong. -
Prospectors Find Gold
"In 1851, a group of prospectors, led by by Edward Hargraves found gold near Bathurst in New South Wales." -
Chinese Living in Australia
In 1860 there were 40 000 Chinese living in Australia. This was 3% of the population, the Chinese were greatly disliked by many European particularly on the goldfields. -
Riots Against The Chinese
From November 1860, there was a series of anti-Chinese riots around Lambing Flat. Groups of hundreds of European miners would gather in what they called 'roll-ups', and attack any Chinese people they found.