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Australian Migrations

  • Chinese Miners

    Chinese Miners
    Chinese miners arrived on the Australian gold fields. They were surprised by what they saw: Different language, food, dress, and customs. Some miners went to Australia because the NSW government sent a poster that people who are great at mining would come with a free trip.
  • The Afghan Cameleers

    The Afghan Cameleers
    The Afghan Cameleers came to Australia by riding camels. They chose camels because people use camels for traveling around the world. The cameleers and camels were significant contributers wool industry, and the mining industry. After their use was superseded by modern transport, Many camels were shot by the police, Some cameleers released their camels to the wild because the cameleers don't want the camels to get shot. Many of the camellers went home.
  • Japanese Pearlers

    Japanese Pearlers
    The Japanese Pearlers came to Australia because they were good divers and they needed the pearls not to sell them, but they got the pearls to make something useful. While local Aborigines were excellent swimmers, they know how to cover great distances over water, they sometimes escape imprisonment. Coastal dwelling Aboriginal people also collect and traded pearl shells also the same as trepang and tortoise. The farming of pearl shell remains an important part of Kimberly economy.
  • German Vignerans

    German Vignerans
    They were religious persecution at home or they were thirsty because of the exploration. The Germans took place in the middle of the late ninetieth century. The German wine was based on the Riesling grape variety. Many Germans made a recipe or special dish that was called Blutwurst, Leberwurst, and Mettwurst.