-
The Convicts (First Fleet)
The First Fleet came to Austrlia with convicts and their families, they were sent from England to Australia to work. They came to work because back in England they couldn’t find work. -
Batman and Pascoe Come to Australia
John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner, who came in The Enterprize, came to Australia to find new land. John Batman signed a treaty with the Aborigines making him own almost 250,000 hectares of land. -
The Arrival of British Immigrants
British immigrants ships used to come once a week. They came because wool experts from Victoria are worth almost 5 million pounds and wanted to take them back to their home country. A woman called Caroline Chrisholm came and welcomed them, who later was commemorated on the Australian Five Dollar note. -
The Gold Rush
The discovery of gold in Victoria spread all over the world, once people saw the news, they fled their country to hop on a ship to sail down to the bottom of Australia. They came hoping to find gold and a fortune. Because of everyone coming in, the population of Victoria skyrocketed. In 1851, the population of Victoria was 80,000, by 1852; the population of Victoria had tripled to 273,000. -
British Agents Get Paid
Agents give British immigrants the opportunity to leave their country and come to Australia for free. This was because the laws were changed in Britain so that agents would be paid money to recruit immigrants. This law was later removed. -
Last Convict Boat
In 1875, the last boat used to transport the British convicts in 1788 was anchored off at Port Phillip Bay, where it was retired and sold. -
Chinese Laws are Created
Laws restricting Chinese from immigrating are reintroduced, but in 1888 the laws were banned. -
The Dictation Test
The Dictation Test is put in the action, so it is now quite easy to enter the country if you’re a non-British immigrant. -
The Commenwealth Gains Power
The Commonwealth government has the power to legislate on matters relating to migration, naturalisation and aliens, but not aborigines. -
Germam Immigration
German immigration is banned and all assisted immigration schemes are terminated -
Restrictive Laws
Restrictive immigration laws in the USA contribute to an increase in non-British immigration to Victoria. -
Jewish Refugees
The government decides to accept 15,000 Jewish refugees from Nazism over three years: only 7,500 reach Australia before war breaks out -
Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Work begins on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme, using large numbers of migrant labour. -
The Australian Government’s Immigration Policy 1970
Through 1945 and 1970 the Australian Government’s Immigration Policy sought migrants from England and Europe. In the 1970s this policy changed and other refugees were encouraged to migrate to Australia. These migrant had come from Asia, middle east, south America and Europe. Most migrants leave choose to move to another country, unlike those migrants had to flee there homeland because they were afraid to stay there. -
Post-war Immigrants
In 1955, the number of post-war immigrants to Australia reaches one million. -
World War 1 Migrants
Since World War 2 many refugees had come to Australia. Eastern Europe which had been taken over by the soviet union after world war 1 ere the first refugees. Many refuges had come from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Greece and Chile, fleeing civil wars and persecution. To escape revolution and persecution many Asian refugees fleeing countries like Vietnam and Kampuchea. -
The Australian Government Immigration Policy CHANGED
In the 1970s this policy changed and other refugees were encouraged to migrate to Australia. These migrants had come from Asia, Middle East, South America and Europe. Most migrants choose to leave/move to another country, unlike those migrants, some migrants had to flee there homeland because they were afraid to stay there. -
Vietnamese Government let refugees leave Vietnam without persecution
In 1982, the Vietnamese Government agreed to let refugees leave Vietnam without persecution, freeing people to come to Australia to be with their families who had fled earlier. By 1985, 70,000 refugees from Southeast Asia, mostly Vietnam, had settled in Australia. The arrival of Vietnamese refugees forced changes in migration policy around the world, especially in Australia. -
European Settlement of Australia
During the 1988 the European settlement of Australia, Australians were drawn back to the issue of Australia’s identity. -
Fewer Arrivals
By the late 1980s there were fewer arrivals, as it became more difficult to leave Vietnam and several countries reduced the numbers of people allowed to stay. -
Camps Closed
As camps closed from 1996 onwards, forced repatriations to Vietnam have occurred. In Australia, most people arriving from Vietnam have been accepted through family reunion programs. -
By 2010...
After more than 200 years of migration, Australia has become a multicultural society. By 2010, 27% of people in Australia were born overseas and over 100 languages were spoken. -
Australia’s Population
As Australia’s population passes 23 million in 2012, further growth will place stress on Australia’s fragile environment through damage to soil, waterways, coasts, and natural habitats through intensive agriculture, urban expansion, industrial development and the ever-increasing demand for food and resources. Our population cannot grow indefinitely as our land simply can not carry us. The future is ours for the making, and the future is now.