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In the early 1850s, Many Chinese came to Australia.
The first boatload of Chinese arrived in Victoria and then lots of Chinese people arrived in Australia. There was a lot of discrimination about that . Jealousy arose sometimes due to the Chinese .There were significant attempts by the Europeans to stop Chinese people from entering colonies. -
In 1853, the first boatload of Chinese miners arrived in the colony of Victoria.
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Between 1854 and 1855, about 31,000 Chinese people arrived on the Australian goldfields. There was a lot of anti-Chinese discrimination and prejudice.
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In 1855, anti-Chinese legislation was passed in Australia and in the British colonial world for the first time.
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The Victorian Government imposed a tax of 10 pounds for every Chinese person that arrived in the colony, plus a restriction on the number of Chinese people allowed to disembark in Melbourne to one Chinese person for every 10 tonnes of shipping.
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The Chinese had to land in South Australia and walk hundreds of kilometres to the gold diggings in Victoria.
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In 1857, anti-Chinese discrimination grew when riots took place in north-eastern Victoria on the Buckland River. Miners attacked Chinese people in their camps, stole their gold and burnt their tents and belongings.
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In 1859, the Chinese protested against discrimination and taxes,and many thousands of signatures were gained to support their cause.
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The Lambing Flat Riots were the worst riots.They were a series of violent anti-Chinese riots that took place near the town of Young in New South Wales.
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Anti-Chinese discrimination also strongly contributed to the Federation of Australia. Some of the first Acts of the new federation established the White Australia Policy.