Migration Flashcards
(68 cards)
What was Australia like before word spread over seas?
Australia perceived as an unattractive place to live, became a very popular destination for many to settle,and become rich.
How many migrants came form overseas and to Australia?
500,000 migrants poured into Australia by sea
What happened at the end of the decade?
By the end of the decade the population had trebled
What was so tough about living there?
They had to live in tents eon very hot days, they had minimal supplies of food and water, some where inexperienced and they had limited tools and equipment.
What where some of the contents that came to Australia?
British,Americans,Italian, German,Polish and Hungarians, but the largest was the Chinese there were 40,000 Chinese.
What was the country Australian disliked the most ?
The Chinese were disliked very much by other miners
Why didn’t Australians like the Chinese?
The Chinese worked on Sunday’s, the dressed differently, they didn’t speak English, they had different customs,they sent most of their gold back to China, they also used more water in their mining of the gold, and worked on “trainings”or ground that had then been abandoned by other miners.
What was a popular saying in world war 2 ?
A famous saying was populate or perish.
What were some reasons Australia wanted migration?
The Australians wanted migration for Defence of the country Workers Economy Links to Britain And Refugees
What had made people be displaced in these war-turn areas
Bombings had greatly effected the economies of these countries and left many people displaced in these war-torn areas
What countries were they from?
They were from Britain,Italy,Poland and Yugoslavia.
What was the Australians reaction when they found gold?
They became crazy about gold
What is the white Australian policy and what does it do ?
The white Australian policy was a policy that if you wanted to live in Australia you had to be white that effected many life’s
What did the government do in World War Two
The government encouraged migrants to settle in Australia
What happened when the first immigration minister wanted to non-White refugees?
Opinion was changing and many people protested
What is the ten pound Pom?
The ten pound Pom is a scheme that colloquial name for assisted migration
What is the white Australian policy and what does it do ?
The white Australian policy was a policy that if you wanted to live in Australia you had to be white that effected many life’s
What did the government do in World War Two
The government encouraged migrants to settle in Australia
What happened when the first immigration minister wanted to non-White refugees?
Opinion was changing and many people protested
What is the ten pound Pom?
The ten pound Pom is a scheme that colloquial name for assisted migration
What does assistant migration mean?
Assistant migration meant that the government paid some, or all, of the cost of a migrants travel to Australia.
How much did they have to pay for transportation?
Adult migrants paid £10 and children were free
How many people went pearl fishing around Broome
More than 3,500 people went pearl fishing
What was the pearl shells used for
They were usually used for buttons, buckles on clothing, hair combs, and to decorate furniture.
