The first free settlers
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A free settler is a person who intentionally comes to another country with plans to live there. In the early stages of colonisation in Australia not many free settlers were present in the first fleet, the first fleet mostly consisted of Marines, Marines’ family and convicts whereas, the first European settlement in Australia was all free settlers who had taken the plunge and decided to travel to the new land where they would live. On February the 7th 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip officially made his new settlement and became one of the first governors. He kept Britain’s claim of all the land, even though at that stage he had no idea of the enormous amount of land that Australia was, he didn't know that Australia was 31 times the size of Britain. Life in Australia wasn’t always the easiest though as people who didn’t have a very good job often went starving. The free settlers weren’t the nicest people either as they brought over diseases, killed aboriginals and were given convicts to use as slaves.
A free settler is a person who intentionally comes to another country with plans to live there. In the early stages of colonisation in Australia not many free settlers were present in the first fleet, the first fleet mostly consisted of Marines, Marines’ family and convicts whereas, the first European settlement in Australia was all free settlers who had taken the plunge and decided to travel to the new land where they would live. On February the 7th 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip officially made his new settlement and became one of the first governors. He kept Britain’s claim of all the land, even though at that stage he had no idea of the enormous amount of land that Australia was, he didn't know that Australia was 31 times the size of Britain. Life in Australia wasn’t always the easiest though as people who didn’t have a very good job often went starving. The free settlers weren’t the nicest people either as they brought over diseases, killed aboriginals and were given convicts to use as slaves.
Push and Pull Factors
Push and Pull factors when talking about emigration and migration, mean to be forced to one country from your home, for multiple reasons such as: Unemployment, Poverty, Famine, Overpopulation, Political Persecution, Anti-Semitism.
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This photo depicts a group of Immigrants boarding a ship
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This image above is a diary entry describing Eleanora's feelings whilst on the transatlantic.
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This photo is a photo of a immigrant ship used to transport people from country to country
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The Beginnings of the Gold Rush
The Gold Rush began in Australia in April of 1851 after English gold prospector, Edward Hargraves, discovered gold in the soil of New South Wales, specifically near the town of Bathurst. He was drawn to believe that Australia had gold as certain parts of the country were similar to other places where he had found gold before. As soon as Hargraves had found gold, he began to alert his overseas allies about what he had found. Mining of the ore began. Since the news took a long period of time to be be sent, the first diggers were locals.
Once mining began, the news of this great discovery began to spread, and with people on the daily learning about the finding of gold in the country, thousands began to flock to New South Wales to 'get a slice of the cake' that was the Gold Rush. Victoria in defiance of this advantage that NSW had economically, the state government began to offer rewards to any discoveries of gold in the Melbourne area. Causing the excitement over gold to swell even more. "Husbands left their families, shepherds their flocks. Ships were stranded in port when their crews deserted en masse for the diggings. Teachers, labourers, lawyers, even government officials and policemen, made a dash for the goldfields." - Jarcaranda History Alive 9 The social side of the mining communities was abundant in equality. Your social class or income didn't matter in the goldfields. As long as you worked hard, you were sure to be respected and prosper. In some cases, prejudices sustained, as shown in some instances of prejudices sustained. Some members of the mining communities would sabotage some of their peers based on racial or hierarchy differences. |
The Chinese experience
Chinese immigrants began to come to Australia in large numbers in 1856 due to the gold rush that took place in Victoria. They had come with high expectations of finding gold, gaining profit and returning to their homeland. Unfortunately, the mines were much worse than they anticipated. Conditions were appalling, crime rates were ridiculously high (due to cramped quarters and starving men), administrators and other officials were often cruel and greedy, the other men were racist towards the Chinese and even went as far as to create an anti-Chinese rebellion (1860-1861). Despite these daunting occurrences, it did not quell the Chinese from coming to Australia. By 1861 more than 24,000 Chinese resided in the mines and were more than 3.3% of the nation’s population. Most of them were sent by Chinese business under specific contracts and had 40,000 coming in to Australia and 36,000 people departing during the span of 37 years (1852-1889). When the gold fields hit an all-time low, the Chinese were unfairly accused and blamed for it. They were accused of iniquity due to the lack of women on their ranks (as most miners were men at the time, and the women had to stay behind to care for their families). Yet despite all of this hardship the Chinese kept on coming. The Gold Rush in Australia brought diversity and change of culture that still remains in the country’s society today.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Australians
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Australians
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The impact of the gold rush on Australia.
The effects after the gold rush varied from jobs to population and also the changes in the land itself that was dug up
The environment was greatly impacted for the worst due to the surge in mining. In fact it was one of the first environmental impacts for Australia.
The population grew rapidly, quadrupling the total before the start of the gold rush.
The environment was greatly impacted for the worst due to the surge in mining. In fact it was one of the first environmental impacts for Australia.
The population grew rapidly, quadrupling the total before the start of the gold rush.