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1793 BCE
Free Immigrants
Between 1793 and 1850, nearly 200,000 free settlers chose to start a new life in Austalia, -
The Aboriginals
When the first Europeans came to Australia, they didn't find empty land, but found 500,000 indigenous Aboriginals there -
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Austalian Immigrantion History
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Gold Rush
Thousands of Chinese people came to Australia during the 1850s gold rushes. By 1901, Chinese was the third largest migrant in Australia. When the gold exhausted, many people took up markets. -
Convict Transportation
From 1788 to 1868, more than 160,000 convicts was transported to Australia, because the prisons in Britain was very overcrowded. It took about 8 months to get to Australia. The prisoners were chained up the entire journey, with 50 prisoners in each cell. -
Labourers
In the second half of the ninetieth, many South Sea Islanders went to Queensland to work in sugar plantation. Afghan cameleers player a important role in exploring and opening up the outback to people. Many Japanese divers continued the development in the pearling industry. -
White Australia
Between 1901 and 1958 migrants had to pass a dictation test in any European language in order to come to Australia. After the Federation, Australia's newly-formed Australian Parliament passed a immigration restriction act witch didn't allow the Chinese and South Sea islanders from coming to Australia. -
Populate Or Perish
After Worlad War 2,