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40-60,000 years ago: Aboriginals
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Period: to
Australian Immigration
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“First settlers”
convicts, free settlers and military– Australia day but for Aboriginals it was known as invasion day -
Gold Rushes
British/ Irish, Germans, Americans, Chinese (discrimination)
Riots of diggers, because of gold rush
Palmer trails
Diggers fought Aboriginals -
Snow Sports introduced in Victoria-
Snow Sports introduced in Victoria- tobogganing, skying- big attraction -
Federation
Federation- White Australia Policy, had a dictation test -
Intake of Jewish Refugees
First intake of Jewish Refugees- holocaust, certificate exception about 5000 were accepted -
arracks on Sydney and Newcastle
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World War Two Ended
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Immigration Program
Immigration Program- Polish, Europeans and Russians
Displaced Europeans
Assisted Immigration -
Xenophobia- Fear of Foreigners
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Asians that had sheltered in Australia were shipped back to Asia
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Arthur Calwell
1945-1949: Arthur Calwell- “Populate or Perish”- Australia would not survive without migrants
“Two Wong’s don’t make a White”- Migrants had to be from Europe -
The New Wave
1950-mid 1960's
Throughout the 1950's a migration wave from Europe- mainly italy, Greece and Yugoslavia changed the shape of Australia
The sentiments took a little longer -
Big Natural Increase
1950’s: Big Natural Increases- Baby Boomer generation being born, Britain Immigrants still coming. -
REFFOS
1960’s: REFFOS- over 50 million homeless and refugees were in Europe. Calwell wanted them to come to Australia -
Shift in policy
Vietnam and Korea
New Europeans,
Italians, Greeks, Maltese, Yugoslavia and Poland -
Refugees welcomed
1990’s: East Timor, Indonesia, Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq-Egypt and Iran-Syria -
Asylum seekers
2001: Asylum seekers/border protection- pacific solution, Detention Centres and skilled immigration -
Great Depression
1928-1929
Great Depression- No migrants accepted
