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Convicts -1830
By 1830 the number of emancipists and working migrants had increased to such an extent that the number of free settlers exceeded the number of convicts. -
1835
In 1835 the anti-transportation League is founded in New South Wales -
1835
New South Wales Governor, Sir Richard Bourke, effectively quashed the treaty with this Proclamation issued by the Colonial Office and sent to the Governor with Dispatch 99 of 10 October 1835. Its publication in the Colony meant that from then, all people found occupying land without the authority of the government would be considered illegal trespassers. -
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In 1835 and over land route between Sydney and Port Phillip is created -
1836
In 1836 to 1840 over 13,000 immigrants arrive in South Australia -
South Australia - First entirely free settlers
. In 1836, South Australia became the first colony of Australia to be settled entirely by free settlers. -
1836
In 1836 Adelaide is established -
1838
In 1838 the first free settlers go to Brisbane -
1838
In 1838 Lutheran settlers from Germany arrive in south Australia and Brisbane -
1839
In 1839 the first immigrant ships to Victoria arrive -
1839
In 1839 The first Scottish immigrants arrive in Australia -
First Immigrants
The first immigrants to sail direct to Port Phillip from Britain arrive in 1839. -
Australia - Shed Colony Of Image
Australia had begun to shed its penal colony image, appealing to a wider demographic of migrants. -
1840
In 1836 to 1840 over 13,000 immigrants arrive in South Australia -
1840s, 1853 and 1868
In 1840, transportation of convicts to New South Wales was completely abolished. Van Diemen's Land (now known as Tasmania) and Western Australia followed New South Wales's lead in 1853 and 1868, respectively. -
In Between 1830 and 1850
Convicts and settlers who came to Australia found that in comparison to Europe, conditions were very good and with hard work and determination they could prosper. They encouraged their relatives in England to come to Australia and enjoy the prosperity. -
Women Migrants
Women migrants were also assisted to curb a gender imbalance in the colonies, to work as domestic servants and to foster marriages and childbirth. These migration schemes resulted in 58,000 people coming to Australia between 1815 and 1840. -
1840s and the following decades
During the 1840s and the following decades, this trend towards a free society continued. British convicts no longer comprised the majority demographic of migrants to Australia. -
British Immigrant Ship
In 1841, one British immigrant ship per week arrives in Port Phillip. -
Non-British Immagrant Ship From Germany
The first non-British immigrant ship arrives from Germany in 1848. -
Laws
Poor Law commissioners in Great Britain approve an immigration scheme to send female orphans from English workhouses to Australia. -
Gold Rush
The discovery of gold in Australia in 1851 sparked a gold rush, particularly in Victoria, prompting tens of thousands of miners to flock to Australia from countries including China, France, Germany and America.