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The first Europeans settlers arrived in Australia in 1788 to create a penal colony.
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the Chinese started to migrate to Australia in 1840
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The first piece of gold was found in 1848 by William Tipple Smith, William Tipple Smith was an European settler.
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Chinese miners arrived on the Australian gold fields in around 1854.
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The first recorded Japanese settlers arrived in Australia in 1871.
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The Japanese pearl divers migrated to Australia in 1888