The first European immigrants to Australia were the British. Most of them were British convicts. _____ Since they did not originate here, the Australian Aborigines might be considered the first immigrants to the continent. There also appears to be a school of thought that perhaps they displaced a still earlier, but undefined, group of people. (The Future Eaters by Tim Flannery)
They first arrive at New South Wales in Holland in 1788. However, Portuguese, Dutch, and Chinese migrants had been exploring and living in Australia for over 300 years before the First Fleet(1788).
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The first English-born person to arrive in South Australia was explorer Matthew Flinders, who did so in 1802. He was the first European to explore the southern coast in detail, investigating possibilities for settlement.The colony of South Australia was proclaimed and settled in 1836. In 1834, British Parliament passed the South Australian Colonisation Act. Adelaide, capital of South Australia, was founded by Colonel Light in 1836. The first settlers, all of whom were free settlers, arrived in 1836, accompanied by Governor John Hindmarsh. South Australia is the only state in Australia not to have been founded by convicts.
The First Fleet arrived in Australia on 26 January 1788.
The first large influx of people who were not from the British Isles arrived in Australia from 1851 onwards, due to the commencement of the Australian gold rush. While there were large groups of migrants from places such as Germany prior to this, they were only numbered in the hundreds - not the thousands that came with the gold rush.The first large influx of people other than from the British Isles arrivves in Australia in the middle of the 19th century after gold was discoverd in the mountains.
They first arrive at New South Wales in Holland in 1788. However, Portuguese, Dutch, and Chinese migrants had been exploring and living in Australia for over 300 years before the First Fleet(1788).
When the 'Migrants' in the poem first arrive to Australia, they are treated in an unsavory manner, as time progresses though, the community come to accept their differences, there for there is a change in perspective on the communities behalf.
The first Greeks documented to arrive in Australia were a group of 7 men from Hydra who were convicted of being pirates: they arrived in Australia in 1828. The first wave of free migrants arrived during the 1850s, attracted by the goldrush which started in 1851.
As soon as the British state set foot in the country. Anglican Christianity was the official religion of Britain, and therefore the British colony, Australia.
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Italian migrants arrived soon after the First Fleet.
The first Italian to arrive and settle in Australia was convict Giuseppe Tuzo, who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788.
The very first European settlers in Australia (not including the Aborigines who were the first inhabitants) were a mix of convicts, officers and marines and their families, all of whom came from Britain.The next group of convicts and settlers to arrive also included some Irish. Gradually, migrants from other European countries began to arrive.
The first large influx of people who were not of British stock arrived in Australia from 1851 onwards, due to the Australian gold rush.
Horses first arrived in Australia with the First Fleet, in 1788.
by a raft
The first European settlers to arrive in Australia were convicts from England, guarded by a large number of marines and officers.