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"Immigration and Population".
The gold rush transformed Australia in the minds of the world from a distant convict colony to the first choice destination for thousands of migrants.

The immigration rush

Hundreds and thousands of hopeful diggers rushed to Australia and transformed the population.

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Multicultural gold fields

Diggers from all over the world created Australia's first truly culturally diverse society on the gold fields.

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The New Gold Mountain

Thousands of Chinese headed to Australia in search of fortune.

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Fear of the Chinese
More than any other cultural group, the Chinese were singled out and despised on the gold fields.

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Stereotyping the Chinese

Racist stereotypes fuelled the European diggers' sense of superiority.

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Anti-Chinese riots and rorts

Fear and hatred of the Chinese soon escalated to violence.

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Restrictive immigration Acts

Colonial authorities introduce legislation to control Chinese migration.

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The walk from Robe

Unable to land in Victorian ports in any great numbers, the Chinese travelled hundreds of miles overland from South Australia to the diggings in Victoria.

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Mining Aboriginal lands

The gold rush was another battle in the continuing war against Aboriginal culture.

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Images of Aboriginality

Many diggers held low opinions of the Indigenous Australians but others, based on more positive relationships, thought highly of the Aboriginal race and culture.

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Opportunities for Aborigines

Indigenous Australians did not stand idly by as the gold rush erupted around them. Many made the most of opportunities for trade, jobs and knowledge.

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The Native Police Corps

Perhaps the most significant contribution Indigenous Australians made to the gold rush was as policemen in the Native Police Corps.

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GOLD! is a Victorian Cultural Collaboration (VCC) project.

Australian Immigration - Fact Sheet [EdNA Online]
URL: http://www.immi.gov.au/facts/04fifty.htm

Over Fifty Years of Post-war Migration: a fact sheet produced by the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs describing the history, current aspects, impacts and statistics of Australia's post-war migration program.

Passage to Australia - A Webquest [EdNA Online]
URL: http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Thinktank/2693/multi.html

In this lesson activity students are asked to find out what it is like to migrate to Australia. They investigate what it is like to belong to different cultural groups. They then choose between moving to a major city, a provincial city or a rural area.

Face the Facts [EdNA Online]
URL: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/racial_discrimination/face_facts/index.htm

Face the Facts - Questions and Answers about Refugees, Migrants and Asylum Seekers. Face the Facts draws on information from a wide variety of sources, to correct some common myths. Our aim is to bring all the major issues together and present reliable information in an easy-to-read publication. The site includes a glossary, teachers notes, and a pdf version of the full brochure.

GOLD [EdNA Online]
URL: http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/

The gold rush had a profound impact on Australia, sparking unprecedented immigration and injecting enormous capital into the young economy. This site is a VCC project which explores the impact of the gold rush on Australia.

Wayne
Feb. 2004