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Hundreds of thousands of immigrants came to Australia for the goldrushes in the mid 1800s. At the beginning of the goldrush, in 1851, Australia's population was about 430,000. Twenty years later, in 1871, the population had trebled to 1.7 million. This was an increase of 1.27 million.
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How many illegal immigrants came to Australia in 2009?
3
How many people came to Australia as part of the gold rushes?
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants came to Australia for the goldrushes in the mid 1800s. At the beginning of the goldrush, in 1851, Australia's population was about 430,000. Twenty years later, in 1871, the population had trebled to 1.7 million. This was an increase of 1.27 million.
Where were the Australian migrants from?
Australian migrants came from many differrent parts of the world. There were the British immigrants, the Chinese immigrants and the Greek/Italian immigrants. The British immigrants came to Australia for the growth of Australia's population growth and economy growth. But when Australia realised that they didn't have the numbers they wanted they opened it up to other European countries and Asian countries.
How many deaths occurred in the Australian gold rush?
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants came to Australia for the goldrushes in the mid 1800s. At the beginning of the goldrush, in 1851, Australia's population was about 430,000. Twenty years later, in 1871, the population had trebled to 1.7 million. This was an increase of 1.27 million.
How many Chinese came to Australia during the Victorian gold rush?
33,600
Who are some of the groups of people that came to Australia for the gold rush?
Many cultures came to Australia for the gold rush, but the majority of poeple on the goldfields were Australians themselves.Other groups that came included:ChineseNorth Americans (including Canadians)ItaliansGreeksNew ZealandersFrenchBritish
How many immigrants from each continent came to the US?
Europe - about 45,000,000 immigrants other North American countries - about 14,500,000 immigrants South America - about 2,000,000 immigrants Africa - about 500,000 immigrants (not including slaves that were forced to come) Asia - about 8,000,000 immigrants Australia - about 300,000 immigrants
How many immigrants came to America between 1840-1860?
How many immigrants came to ameracia between 1840 and 1860
What were the hopes and dreams of the Chinese immigrants when they came to America?
They came with the California Gold Rush of 1849 and primarily shipped their money (gold) back to their families in China. Many stayed and settled down in California.
How many immigrants came to America from the Caribbean?
There have been many immigrants who came to America from the Caribbean over the years. There have been over 3.5 million immigrants who came from the Caribbean.
What effects did the gold rush have on immigration?
Many people immigrated to the California so they could get rich fast from gold. In Australia, immigration was a major effect of the Australian goldrush. In 1852 alone, 370 000 immigrants arrived in Australia from a variety of European countries, and from North America. Enormous numbers of immigrants, especially Chinese, brought their unique cultural influences to Australia, and many of the Chinese stayed on to build businesses in the towns once the main gold deposits were mined out. Gold attracted immigrants from many other European countries as well, and contributed in large part to the multicultural nature of Australia today.
What countries came to Australia to look for gold?
It means Australia was having a 'Goldrush' this means a lot of gold was being found in Australia at that time. Mainly in Victoria. Lots of different people from all over the world came to Australia to try and get the gold.
