Within the two decades 1950's and 60's, a mass Italian migration occurred to the point of 10 times the previous total of Italian-born immigrants!
Melbourne being their major target, within Melbourne, they mainly settled in Brunswick and Carlton - moving over to Heidelberg, and basically spreading through northern, north-western and north-eastern Metropolitan Melbourne.
So great is the Italian influence in Australia, in fact, that today, Italian is the second most-spoken language within Australian homes!
The first Italian to arrive and settle in Australia was convict Giuseppe Tuzo, who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788.
why did italians come to Australia
Italian people began moving to Australia in large numbers after World War II, when the government began accepting refugees from European countries. Many Italians moved to Australia following this time. Today, Italian is the second most-spoken language in Australian homes.
· Adelaide, Australia
They worked in the coal mines
They settled all over Australia, in many places especially Sydney as now it is the city with the most Italians. Although now Italians are found all over Australia. Since the heavy post-war migration, they have mainly been settling in Melbourne.
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they were calle the Etruscians. They were uncivilized tribes.
Mainly in Sydney and Melbourne, but there are also smaller populations in Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and elsewhere.After the fall of Saigon, South Vietnam, in 1975, there was a migration of Vietnamese refugees to Australia. They settled mostly in Sydney and Melbourne.In Sydney they live mostly in the suburbs of Bankstown and Cabramatta.In Melbourne they live mostly in the suburbs of Springvale and Sunshine.
They started to settle in Australia after the Vietnam war in 1975
to have a better life
Citys and suburbs.