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First Fleet
Captain Arthur Phillip arrives with the very first Australian immigrants -
Gold Rush
Immigrants flock to Victoria and New South Wales after large amounts of gold is discovered -
Federation - White Australia Policy
The White Australia Policy excluded dark skinned people from immigrating to Australia -
5000 Jewish families immigrate to Australia
For the first time in it's history Australia allowed 5000 Jewish families into Australia as refugees escaping the holocaust. -
10 Pound poms
Immigration minister Arthur Caldwell enforces that the only way for Australia to survive is to drastically increase it's population. To do this the price of Australian citizenship was dropped significantly and refugees from Europe flooded in. -
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Vietnamese immigrants
Australia sees a massive influx of vietnamese refugees looking to escape from the war. -
Australia changes immigration policy
It is decided that Australia's immigrant population is growing too fast so the government limits the amount of immigrants taken in to about 100,000 a year.
