Last convict ship hougoumont

Immigration to Colonial Australia

  • Period: to

    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