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the British migrated to Australia
They came to Australia in 1788 26th of January because over in England their jails were full and had nowhere to put other convicts.As more people were moving to the city, Britain got more crowded. More people were unemployed and went broke. So they started to commit more crimes, which overcrowded the goals and hulks. -
the Germans immigrated to Australia
The Germans came in 1838 to start a new life. Port Adelaide was the point of arrival for the majority of German settlers. They went to start wheat and dairy farming and wine making. The German Australians maintained strong cultural ties with their German heritage up until World War One. -
the Greeks migrated to Australia
Greeks have been establishing new lives in Victoria ever since the gold rush of the 1850s. In the 1850's they heard the discovery of gold in Australia. Most intended to return home rich men, so few women came to join them in Australia. -
the Italians mirated into Australia
In the 1850's the Italians came for the gold rush. When the goldrush died down, many Italians stayed to establish small towns based around agricultural communities in rural Victoria. As the Italian communities built up, businessmen, tradesmen and professionals from Italy joined them. -
the Spanish migrated to Australia
It was not until the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s that Spanish immigrants began to arrive in Victoria. The first Spanish restaurant was opened in Melbourne in 1860. -
the Chinese migrated to Australia
The chinese came for the gold rush. Mostly men came. They mined for gold hoping they would become wealthy. When the Chinese arrived at the goldfields,they stayed together in large teams with a head man in charge. Groups were allocated duties such as mining, cooking, or growing vegetables for the team. -
the kanakers (pacific islanders) immigrated to Australia
In the 1860's the kanakas came to Australia. Some were willing slaves but the majority were either brought here under false pretenses or blatantly stolen from their families to work mainly in the cane fields of this nation. -
the Afghans (cameleers) where migrating to Ausralia
Without the Afghans much of the development of the outback would have been very difficult if not impossible. Whole communities, towns, mining establishments, pastoral properties and some well known explorations in the interior have been made successful because of their contributions. They have done all of these things and have helped Australia. -
the French migrated to Australia
The French who came to Australia after 1788, generally came in search of opportunity or new horizons. Over the ensuing decades, many French settlers would go on to become land owners, merchants and wine-makers.The Victorian gold rush of the 1850s saw many more French immigrants join their countrymen. -
The Irish immigrated to Australia
In 1890 most Irish arrivals to Victoria came as assisted immigrants, many escaping cultural repression in Ireland. In contrast to many other groups, they came in equal numbers of men and women. Many sought their fortunes on the goldfields.
The Irish worked in Victoria as whalers, fishermen and farm hands and in townships as labourers and factory workers. A few became property owners and professionals.
