Migration Flashcards
(30 cards)
How did Australia react when they found gold?
They became crazy about gold.
How far did the message go when they found gold?
Overseas.
How many migrants poured into Australia?
500,000 migrants.
By the end of the _________ the population had _________.
Decade, trebled.
What was hard for the gold miners?
They had to live in tents,they had minimal supplies of food and water and they had horrible tools.
Most miners were ___________.
Inexperienced.
What were the 8 countries of which people came for the gold?
Britain, America, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Hungary and China.
Where did most people come from and how many came from there?
China and 40,000 people came from there.
What was the thing that the other miners didn’t like about the Chinese?
Because they were different because they worked on Sundays,
they dressed differently and
did not speak english.
Populate or perish means what?
Populate or perish means because Australia needed more workers they would of died of people didn’t come to Australia
What were the 5 reasons for migration?
Defence of the country Workers Economy Links to Britain Refugees
What does Pom mean?
English people.
How much money was it for grown- ups and for children?
Grown-ups were £10 and children were free.
What was the reason for ten pound poms?
To populate Australia.
How many people were pearl fishing around Broome?
More than 3,500 people.
What were pearls used for?
Buttons Buckles Hair Combs And to decorate furniture.
The scheme brought together how many countries?
30
What was the S.M.S often regarded as?
The beginning of multiculturalism.
Where was the S.M.S made?
Kosciusko National Park in NSW.
How many years did it take to build the S.M.S?
25 years
How much money did it take to build the S.M.S?
$820 million.
How many people worked on the construction?
100,000 people.
How much of them were migrant workers?
Two thirds of them.
How many years have the migrants been coming?
200 years.
