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This was when the first fleet arrived in Australia. The ship mostly contained convicts, but there was some free settlers.
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From 1793-1850 was when most free settlers migrated. Throughout this time period around 200,000 people migrated. Almost all of them were British.
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This is when many German migrants started to arrive in Australia, especially German winemakers.
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A massive famine in Ireland that caused lots of Irish people to migrate to Australia.
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When the gold rush started, it caused a lot of immigration to Australia from lots of migrants, especially Chinese migrants.
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An anti-Chinese riot starting in 1860 and ending in 1861.
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After this date, all convict transportation ended.