Migration in Australia

By Brandon Murray
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    Convict Transportation

    Britain transports over 160,000 convicts from British prisons to Australia.
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    Free Immigrants

    Over 200,000 British citizens are given the opportunity to move to Australia to start a new life.

  • Gold Rush

    Thousands of Chinese immigrants moved to Australia during the gold rush in the 1850s.

  • WW2

    Australia accepts over 2,000,000 European immigrants from all over Europe during WW2.
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    Boat People

    In the 1970s, Australia received a large influx of Vietnamese immigrants. Then Cambodia, Vietnam and southern China immigrants in the late 1980s and 1990s.

  • Asylum Seekers

    Due to war and conflict, thousands of Middle East and Sri Lanka immigrants flee to Australia for safety.
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    Middle East War

    Australia accepts more immigrants of Middle Eastern Countries due to war and conflict within the regions.