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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.