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The First Fleet arrived to Australia
The First Fleet arrived and released the convicts. This was the beginning of the Australian community. They arrived with some Chinese, Italians and other migrants. -
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Chinese Immigration
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The first Chinese settler migrated to Australia.
The first Chinese settler migrated to Australia. The Chinese migrant's name was Mak Sai Ying and bought a block of land in Australia. -
By 1852 news of the gold rush had come to South China.
By early 1852 news of the gold rush in Australia had come to Southen China areas. Many men came from Hong Kong, Shantou etc. -
At 1858 25% of miners in the Victorian area were Chinese.
At 1858 a quarter of the miners in Victoria were Chinese -
By 1861, the Chinese community was already swarming.
The Chinese community was already swarming by 1861, making up nearly 7% of the Victorian population. There many of Chinese miners down in the goldfields mining for a living. -
White Australia policy started.
The White Australia policy just begun and thousands of Chinese immigrants were forced to leave the country. The government were responsible for this act but too many riots were happening because of the massive amount of Chinese immigrant miners taking over the goldfields. -
The White Australia policy finally ended.
The White Australia policy finally ended at around 1975. The Chinese and the other immigrants (that were not part of the English) were allowed to migrate to Australia and make a living there.
