Australian Immigration Waves

  • First Fleet

    Time Span From May 1787- February 1850
    Where (landing Point): Botany Bay, Port Jackson (Sydney Cove), Sydney, and New South Wales
    Why: To dump their rubbish and to isolate their criminals from their countries
    How; they came by boat
    Who: 1480 men, women and children. They were Africans, American and French convicts
    What: It was because they wanted to dump their rubbish and criminals in Australia that way, their would be less criminals in thier country.
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    History of Migration

  • Gold Rush

    Time Span: From 1851- 1890
    Where: China, Europe
    Why: To find gold
    How: They got here by boat
    Who: Chinese, Europeans
    What: Dug up gold
  • Post World War I

    Time Span; From 1914- 1918
    Where: In the centre of Europe
    Why: To try and claim other countries
    How: By Boat
    Who: Those who were involved were USA, France and Russia
    What: They fought with other countries and wanted to hide from other wars and
    What: They fought other countries and wanted to hide from other wars and have more freedom
  • Post World War II

    Time Span; From 1939- 1951
    Where: It took place in Europe, East Asia and islands in teh Pacific Ocean but others were seen in places as far away as Madagascar snf the Aleutian Island
    Why: To concour more land
    How: By Boat
    Who: Europeans, East Asians
    What: To fight other countries
  • Post Vietnam War

    Time Span; 1972- 1985
    Where: In Vietnam
    Why: Because there were Wars
    How: They came by boat
    Who: The Vietnamese People
    What: Hide from War
  • Khmer Rouge

    Time Span; From 1975- 1979
    Where: It happened in Cambodia
    Why: Pol Pot was killing too much people, over 3 million people
    How: By Boat
    Who: Cambodian People
    What: They were escaping from Pol Pot because he was killing too many innocent people for the wrong reasons
  • Modern Immigration

    Time Span: 1990to the present
    Where: All over hte world
    Why: They came for freedom, marriage and better life/ education
    How: They most likely came by plane
    Who: By yourself, family, friends; both male and female and ages over 18, and if younger, then they would come with an adult.
    What: Study/ education, come to live in a better society.