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James Cook
In 1770 James cook found Australia on the HM bark endeavour. The aboriginals did not welcome him and his crew the point of James cook looking for new land was because the British wanted new land for them to use. -
The First Fleet
1787 the first fleet of 11 ships and about 1530 people many were convicted who were forced to and also thought they could start a new life -
Second Fleet
A vessel arrived in Port Jackson in 1790, but it was not the Supply, but the first of a Second Fleet of five ships carrying over 730 people. The Second Fleet was contracted to private businesses that kept the convicts in shocking conditions. The rich were welcomed but the convicts were not welcomed but were put straight to work. -
Convicts
In 1830 to 1840, Convicts and settlers who came to Australia found that in comparison to Europe, conditions were very good and with hard work and determination they could prosper. These migration schemes resulted in 58,000 people coming to Australia between 1815 and 1840 -
The Gold Rush
During the Gold Rush most of the migrants the settle for the gold were Chinese. The white men did not welcome the Chinese and treated them horribley. All the men were welcome as long as they had white skin. All of the familes thats farthers had gone to mine had been abandened with very little food to survive. Everyone was seeking a better life and the gold was their only hope. -
The Civil War Ended
The conclusion of the American Civil War which includes important battles, skirmishes, raids and other events of 1865. These led to additional Confederate surrenders, key Confederate captures, and disbandments of Confederate military units that occurred after Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender on April 9, 1865. During the cicil war many people migrated to austrlia to seek peace and happieness. -
The Great Chicago Fire
1871 was the great Chicago Fire, The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about 3.3 square miles (9 km2) in Chicago, Illinois. -
Australian Colonies Join
Australian colonies joined and became a single nation (NSW, QSL, VIC, WA, SA, TAS joined).- The white Australian policy was formed.- The migrants that were less wanted had to sit a dictation test that was unbelievably hard for them so that had to leave Australia. -
Before World War II
Immigrants that were Jews from Germany came over because they were getting treated badly. The next year, World War II came -
Fast Increasing Population
From 1945- 1961, Australia's population reached 10.5 million, a 43 per cent increase from 7.3 million. -
Immigration Advisory Council
An immigration advisory council was set up to advise the department on community problems in the settlement process. Migrant accommodation centers were opened and a range of programs were designed to help new arrivals settle into the society to which they were contributing.- Australia accepted about 170 000 displaced people from Eastern Europe. -
Commonwealth Employment Service
Early acknowledgment of success came from the Commonwealth Employment Service, which reported 4000 displaced people had been placed in jobs that had alleviated shortages in hospitals, boosted home construction, saved fruit and sugar crops and repaired essential railways. -
Olympic games in Melbourne.
The Bring out a Briton campaign launched and visitor entry for thousands of people to attend the 1956 Olympic games in Melbourne. -
Commonwealth Statistician
The Commonwealth Statistician began publishing separate figures for 'settler arrivals' to distinguish the actual number of migrants from returning Australians or visitors. -
Economic difficulties
Economic difficulties in Australia led to the suspension of assisted migrant passage schemes with both Italy and Spain. -
Refugees from Asian Countries
In the 1970s and 1980s refugees came from Asian countries like Vietnam and Kampuchea to escape revolution and persecution. -
First Boats
The first boats reached Australia in 1978. -
After the Vietnamese War
In the late 1970s, after the Vietnamese war, when communists gained controlled of Vietnam, thousands of people who were afraid of the Government left in small boats. -
Fewer Arrivals From Vietnam
By the late 1980s there were fewer arrivals, as it became more difficult to leave Vietnam and several countries reduced the numbers of people allowed to stay. -
Vietnamese Government
In 1982, the Vietnamese Government agreed to let refugees leave Vietnam without persecution. -
Southeast Aisa and Vietnamese Migrants
By 1985, 70,000 refugees from Southeast Asia, mostly Vietnam, had settled in Australia. -
Evil is born
Taj kills millions and is scentenced to lifetime in mental asylum
