migration Flashcards
(30 cards)
What spread overseas?
Word that there was gold in Australia
What came over to Australia?
500,000 migrants
By the end of the ____________ the population had trebled?
Decade (10 years)
Why were living conditions tough?
Tents
Minimal supplies of food and water
Limited tools and equipment
Most miners were inexperienced
Where did the miners come from?
Britain America France Italy Germany.
What were the largest miners working?
Chinese
What did the Australians not like about Chinese?
Chinese people worked on a Sunday That they dressed differently Did not speak English Had different customs Most of there gold went back to China Used more water in their mining. Chinese people liked to opium and gamble
Populate and perish mean?
Became a popular saying used by people who supported the idea of bringing in more people
How did they act when they found out that there where gold in Australia?
Australians from all colonies became crazy about gold
Want was the restriction
The immigration restriction act or white Australia policy
What did the migrants have to do
The application were required to pass a written test in any language
But by than opinion was __________ and many people protested
Changing
How much did adults have to pay to come over here
Ten pounds
Why did the government assisted migrations
To increase the population in Australia
More than ______________ were fishing for pearl shells around Broome
3,500 people
What were pearl shells used for most
Buttons
Buckles on clothes
Hair combs
And to decorate furniture
How many quarters did the world get
Three years
What was the most pearling was a dangerous job to do and the divers and crew faced many ___________________ certainly took their toll on many divers
Hazards
The bends
illness
And shark attacks
Some source say up to ___ of divers were killed during the course of their work
50%
How many different countries were there
30 countries
What was the snowy mountains scheme used for?
16 major dams
7 power stations
1 pumping station
145k of underground tunnels and piping and 80k of aqueducts
When did the snowy mountain began
1949 to 1974
How much did it cost
More than $820 million
How many people worked on the construction
More than 100,000 people
