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Immigration to Colonial Australia

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  • The Brittish were the first to come

    The Brittish were the first to come
    The British came to Australia because they came with the first fleet and Captain James Cook and Captain James Cook came to discover things.

  • The Greek were the second to come

    The Greek were the second to come
    Many Greeks were amongst the sailors who left their English ships in Australian waters when they heard the discovery of gold.
    Most intended to return home rich men, so few women came to join them.

  • Pacific Islander (Kanakers) came to Australia

    Pacific Islander (Kanakers) came to Australia
    The Pacific Islanders came to Australia with the First Fleet.
    They worked on sugercane platations.

  • The Germans came ti Australia

    The Germans came ti Australia
    They found the regions suitable for wheat and dairy farming, .They formed close communities transforming the dry marginal environment into good farming land.
    The German Australians maintained strong cultural ties with their German heritage up until World War One.

  • The Spanish were the 6th to arive

    The Spanish were the 6th to arive
    Although Spanish seafarers began exploring the South Pacific in the fourteenth century, it was not until the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s that Spanish immigrants began to arrive in Victoria.

  • The chinese were the 4th to come

    The chinese were the 4th to come
    The Chinese people came to mine for gold sothey could get rich.
    After the goldrush shut down they started getting jobs at markets restaraunts and all different shops in thoses days.

  • The Italian were the 5th to come

    The Italian were the 5th to come
    Hundreds of Italians were lured to Victoria by the 1850s gold rushes, including Raffaello Carboni, who witnessed and documented the famous Eureka Stockade in 1854, calling the actions of the soldiers a “foul deed, worthy of devils”.

  • Aphgans (Camaleers) were the 8th to come

    Aphgans (Camaleers) were the 8th to come
    More efficient than bullock or horse teamsters, the cameleers were in great demand. They helped construct the Overland Telegraph Line and inland railways, took part in exploration expeditions, and supplied mining towns and pastoral stations.

  • French

    French
    The french became land owners, merchants and wine-makers.
    They followed the arival of the First Fleet.

  • Irish were the 10th to come to Australia

    Irish were the 10th to come to Australia
    The Irish had to come for some food suplies and things to live with.