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British convicts migrated to Australia
British convicts migrated to Australia to claim new land. They needed a new place to send their convict as their jails were full. -
Immigration from Greece
Many Greeks were among the saliors who left their England ships in Australian waters when they heard the discovery of gold. After the gold was declined those waho stayed found work in restraurants, cafes and shops -
Germans
The Germans established a thriving settlement noth of Melbourne. Hundreds og more germans came to Victoria hoping to strike gold. -
Chinese
Chinese settlers first rushed to victoria in large groups hoping to srike gold. Many Chinese people sent money back to their families. By 1861, the Chinese community was growing and was making up nearly 7% of the Victorian population -
Italian
Hundreds of Italians were lured to Victoria by the 1850's gold rush. When the gold ran out, many Italians left Victoria to work in other parts of Australia. -
Spanish
It was not untill the 1850's gold rush in Victoria that the spanish imigrants came to victoria.The first Spanish restaurant was opened in Melbourne in 1860. -
Pacific Islanders
Between 1863 and 1904, around 62000 Pacific Islanders migrated to Queensland to work on the sugercane plantations. -
Afghans
They work in nearly all areas of transportation including exploration, mining and the supply of provisions to homesteads. -
French
The first French settlers soon began to arrive, including officials, convicts and refugees. Over the ensuing decades, many French settlers would go on and become land owers, merchants and wine makers. -
Irish
The Irish famine of the 1840's caused large numbers of people to migrate due to povety and difficult living conditions. They worked in Victoria as whalers, fishermen and farm hands and in town ships as labourers and factory workers.
