Why did Chinese Migrants come to Australia?

Question

I need to know by at least 2 weeks I can't find any info on them any websites or any INFO!!!!!!!!???????????????

Answer 1

yeah it has something to do with the Goldrush .. BUT I WANT YOU too look it up

I'll provide you with the links that will help you but you will retain more IF you research yourself...

http://www.chinesemuseum.com.au/history....

http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/jca/i...

http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/collec...

I recently read a historical book about the area I grew up in ... despite the area now being about 99.9% white ... there was once a flourishing Chinese community in the area . and  While there may have been racial issues in some areas of Australia .. it seems that they were most welcome in the area where I grew up as they were prepared to do much of the scrub clearing that the white people positively hated doing.

Answer 2

The Chinese were here living peacefully with the Aboriginals long before Cook supposedly discovered Australia

They voyaged here as far back as the 9th century to mine copper.

See this link

http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/post/australia...

Answer 3

the first Chinese immigrants came out during the first Victorian Gold Rush in the 1800's.

Answer 4

they were invited to help with the Mining industry as they were normally cheap to employ. Try the link below as a starting point.

Good Luck

Answer 5

Umm.. i doubt it that theres no information at all anywhere on the internet..

As the other people said, they came here during the mining days.. during the gold rush? maybe not i, i dont remember. but it did have something to do with mining

I learnt that in primary school..

Answer 6

The first Chinese came to Australia to mine the Gold fields in the 1800's.  Try searching for goldfields in Australia and that should give you the history of the Chinese.