Last convict ship hougoumont

Immigration to Colonial Australia

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    Immigration to Colonial Australia

  • British

    British

    they came because there jails were over crowed and they needed more space
  • Greek

    Greek

    for the Gold Rush
  • Germans

    Germans

    for the Gold Rush
  • spanish

    spanish

    they came for exploring
  • Italian

    Italian

    to get jobs to earn money for thire families
  • chinese

    chinese

    they came for the gold and a better life.
  • Afghans

    Afghans

    they came because they were running from war to a better and safer place
  • Pacific islanders

    Pacific islanders

    they cameto work in the sugar cane plantashon
  • French

    French

    they came for the Gold Rush
  • Irish

    Irish

    they came for the patato famine