Why did people migrate to Australia in the 1850s?

Answer 1

Apart from the people that were banished to Australia by the British for crimes as small as stealing a loaf of bread to feed their family, there are a few good reasons that people immigrated to Australia from the UK. Australia experienced massive amounts of mining success, and this began in the 1700's with the Gold Rush which saw hundreds of thousands of migrants try their hand at our "Lucky Country". In the early to mid 1900's England was experiencing recession, war and all the stresses that these things bring to a home/country. Australia meanwhile was experiencing a financial BOOM and offered many thousands of jobs to people in the UK as there weren't enough people to fill all the jobs! Such as my nanna who is 95 this year - she and pop moved here 60 years ago and bought their 3 kids along for the 6 week boat journey so that pop could start his job as an engineer in Canberra to extend the dam wall. When the kids got off the boat (the eldest boys were 10 at the time), and they passed a butchers in Perth that had meat and sausages strung up in the window for all to see, they keeled over. The boys had NEVER seen meat in a shop before - that's how long the rations on food had been in place in england. Chocolate? Once a month children would get a chocolate ration. And here sat Australia - full of expats for various reasons, all telling their family and friends how beautiful it was, how big a plot of land with a house you could buy, how plentiful the jobs and hence money was. THAT IS A FAR MORE ACCURATE ANSWER. Obviously there are many more reasons, but that covers the majority.

Answer 2

The original Settlers in Australia were there to make a settlement that might be strategically usefull to the British empire as well as a means of getting rid of some of its prisoners as far away from Britain as possible After that people followed in the hope of settling and leading a better life then they could hope for back in England or Europe.

Answer 3

English migration to Australia could be said to have originated with the First Fleet. Whilst the convicts of the First Fleet could hardly be described as "migrants", as their transportation from England to Australia was not voluntary, there were many officers and marines who chose to stay on in the new colony even when their own official terms of service were completed.

Answer 4

depending on what time period you mean, it could have been for many reasons, including to get away from war-torn countries,for imployment, or even just on a tour or holiday and decided it was a cool place to stay:)

not alot of info, but i hope it helps...

Answer 5

Originally botany Bay was inhabited by poor people who were put in jail because they couldn't pay their bills. They were considered criminals against the state because they were a drain on the economy.

Later, adventurers joined them in the ranching community.

Answer 6

The main reason people migrated to Australia in the 1850s was because of the goldrush. The goldfields in Australia were particularly rich, and people came from all over the world in the hope of striking it rich.

Answer 7

The English migrants moved to Australia because some of them had to. The English were sending prisoners and convicts to Australia as a way of punishment.

Answer 8

because they had big zebz

Answer 9

th weather, in my experience