Events
Edward Hargraves discovered a waterhole near Bathurst, NSWThe population in Victoria grows from 77,000 to 540,000 in two yearsAnti-Chinese riots on the goldfields lambing flatNearly 160,000 sent to Australia. Queensland passes first actAfter continuing anti-Chinese demonstrations, the Inter-colonial Conferences decides to all but prohibit traditional Chinese immigration.The first federal government passes laws consolidating the restrictive regulations on immigration.Between 1905 and the start of WW1, about 390,000 new settlers arrivedPeriods
Queensland free passage scheme encourage thousands of Sweden and Norwegians to migrate
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