In 1846 there were four separate colonies – New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, five if you include New Zealand. Each colony was ruled by a British governor which was appointed by the British monarch with most of the administration was controlled by the military. Flourishing colonies, of course, clashed with people existing aboriginal, now rivals for land and resources. As a result of these clashes, the Indians were decimated, driven from their lands has led to famine and European diseases decimated their populations. Tragically, by the late nineteenth century, their number was reduced in bulk and those who remained were forced onto land reserves.

In 1851, the fate of the colonies were to change beyond all recognition with the discovery of gold in first place in the colony Victoria recently founded. Many settlers left the coast of Ireland and Britain to participate in the new found prosperity, were accompanied by A considerable number of immigrants from North America, China and mainland Europe. The large number of settlers, now supremely confident, he began to ask the trial by jury, representative government, free press and so the rumors of a breakup of Britain began. In 1855, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania is granted to all parliaments in which the smaller houses were fully elected.

For the next four decades, Australia boom, cities arose, for example, Melbourne emerged from the dust to become the second largest city of the Empire. The times were good, just working conditions were much better than Back in Europe, as the unions were very strong. Employers tried to turn the unions putting Chinese labor, all colonies immediately placed restrictions the Asian labor that leads to the founding of the White Australia policy.

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Family History at State Records New South Wales

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