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Convict Begginings
Many people came for land despite other places such as Canada or U.S.A. -
convict beginnings
Convicts came from Britain and Ireland. The journey was 25 000km. Sentences were for life, 10 years or 7 years. Men out numbered woman 4 to 1 and they were all about 26. Prisioners could have been from U.S.A, France, China, Hong Kong or Africa. Lots of people came with convicts as free settlers or professionals. Female convicts get to select convicts as maids or wives. Female convicts were sent to factories to work on clothes and supplies for the colonies. New migrants worked in building. -
More Chinese Experience
The Roberts farm at back creek because they helped many Chinese people. -
Gold was found in NSW
The first payable gold was found in NSW. Edward Hargraves found the first gold in Offir. He was wealthy and had convicts. 2 convicts found gold. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German, American, Chinese for the riches. Birth of Australia as multicultural society. -
Gold rush
People came for gold. Victoria alone one third of gold at that time. 430 000 to 1.7 million people came to strike it rich. People arrived everyday. -
Chinese experience
They didn’t know much about Australia. Xin Jin Shan means new gold mountain. Louis Ah Mouy immigrated before gold rush in Victoria. He became rich by gold. He was a share holder of common wealth bank. Buckland River goldfield. Many people didn’t like Chinese miners as they had better technique and found more gold. May were beaten or stolen money. Chinese worked together. lambing flat gold field. 2,000 angry white miner attacked Chinese. Roberts farm at Back Creef. -
English Experience
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Convict Transportation Ends
150 000 convicts were transported in total. Many British settlers arrived as it was free!