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What non-European group played a significant role in the development of Australia by working with camels in central Australia?
What non-European group played a significant role in the development of Australia by working with camels in central Australia?
People from South Asia and the Middle East
Where did the Japanese immigrants mainly work in Australia during the nineteenth and early twentieth century?
Where did the Japanese immigrants mainly work in Australia during the nineteenth and early twentieth century?
In the pearl industry in north Queensland and around Broome in Western Australia
Which group of immigrants came to Australia during the gold rushes and later became traders and manufacturers?
Which group of immigrants came to Australia during the gold rushes and later became traders and manufacturers?
Chinese
What did most Chinese immigrants who came for the gold rush in the 1850s plan to do after making their fortunes?
What did most Chinese immigrants who came for the gold rush in the 1850s plan to do after making their fortunes?
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What was Australia called by Chinese immigrants who came for the gold rush in the 1850s?
What was Australia called by Chinese immigrants who came for the gold rush in the 1850s?
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How did Chinese immigrants who came to Australia prior to the Gold Rushes in the 1850s pay off the cost of their voyage?
How did Chinese immigrants who came to Australia prior to the Gold Rushes in the 1850s pay off the cost of their voyage?
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What was the population of Victoria by 1860?
What was the population of Victoria by 1860?
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Why did many Chinese miners create secret groups on the goldfields?
Why did many Chinese miners create secret groups on the goldfields?
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Which colony imposed a poll tax on Chinese immigrants in 1855?
Which colony imposed a poll tax on Chinese immigrants in 1855?
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Where did Chinese immigrants land to avoid the poll tax and then walk over 400 kilometers to the goldfields?
Where did Chinese immigrants land to avoid the poll tax and then walk over 400 kilometers to the goldfields?
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Which region in Australia saw the discovery of the richest alluvial goldfield by Chinese prospectors in early 1857?
Which region in Australia saw the discovery of the richest alluvial goldfield by Chinese prospectors in early 1857?
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What led to the attack on Chinese miners in June 1857, where Europeans beat them, stole their belongings, and burned their tents?
What led to the attack on Chinese miners in June 1857, where Europeans beat them, stole their belongings, and burned their tents?
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