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→Post European Contact: Will find stats soon! I assure you there were Americans who came to Australia for gold!!
As the 18th century came to a close convicts were given land packages and more free settlers came to the land in the hope of setting up farms and businesses. A number of colonies started to be formed - the most populated being New South Wales (whose capital city is Sydney). These colonies later became the states.
As the 18th century came to a close convicts were given land packages and more free settlers came to the land in the hope of setting up farms and businesses. A number of colonies started to be formed - the most populated being New South Wales (whose capital city is Sydney). These colonies later became the states.
The 1850s saw the discovery of gold and large number of people moved to Australia to find new wealth.
The 1850s saw the discovery of gold and large number of people moved to Australia to find new wealth. Most of these people were British and there was a significant number of Chinese immigrants during this rush. "Americans were drawn to Australia to participate in various enterprises such as the gold fields" [http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/comm-summ/textversion/usa.htm Australian Dept of Immigration and Citizenship]
== System of Government ==
== System of Government ==