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WWI
After the depression of the 1890s, immigration jumped from a low of 3.5 million in that decade to a high of 9 million in the first decade of the new century. -
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the great depression
The Great Depression (1929–32) was a time of extreme hardship for people in Australia. For many people this period began before the market crash in prices and lasted until the Second World War (1939-1945). -
WWII
By 1947, a post-war immigration boom was underway, with a large and growing number of arrivals including those on government-assisted passage. -
the vietnam war
first vietnamese refugees arive by boat.
April 1976Fishing Boat with the first Vietnamese refugees, lands in Darwin. Those aboard are accepted on humanitarian grounds. By 1981 a total 56 boats with 2,100 people will reach Australia.
2001 154,000 people declare themselves as Vietnamese-born in the National Census.