Impact of Scots In Australia

Question 1

Economy and Enterprise

Answer 1

Sheep and cattle farming, used experienced and skills farming to build up vast farms. Dominant in sheep farming. John MacArthur introduced merino wool to Australia.
Exports of wool and lamb meet key to Australia economy

Mining attracted Scots. Used experience mining in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire. Australia became massive exporter of coal and copper improving economy.

Whaling, Scots used experience in whaling back home. Allowed Australia to export whale oil and skin which was very rare and sought after.

Scot’s involved in developing sugar industry. Established sugar mills and refineries

Dominated shipping firms

Scot’s influenced country’s govt. Andrew Fisher became PM 3 times

Question 2

Culture and Religion

Answer 2

Place names: Scone, Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee, Ayr

Religion: Presbyterian church spread Christianity and set up schools

Education: system based off Scot’s. Scot’s college in Sydney set up by Presbyterian ministers for children of farmers.
St. Andrews college founded by Scot’s

Caledonian Societies and St Andrew’s societies for poor relief. Took Highland games with them, burns nights etc.

Question 3

Native Societies

Answer 3

Killed 20k Aborigines in long frontier war.

Scots brought disease with them, killing nearly half the population in the Sydney Area.

Set up native institutions, taking children from families

Brought sheep farming and pulled natives off land

Children sent to residential/Christian schools

Highland brigade - lead by Angus McMillan - killed aborigine for revenge of another Scot