Migrations to Australia

Before 1770, Australia was inhabited by Aboriginal people, but in 1770, James Cook an English explorer discovered this country and took possessions of these lands.
In 1788, England began sending convicts there to farm the land.

A big majority of Australians came from England, but in 1851 the Australians discovered gold and a lot of people immigrated to this country mainly from different parts of Europe in order to get rich.
In the XXIst century, there are still people who immigrate to this beautiful country not because they want to get richer but because they believe they will have a more pleasant life.