Why Did The German Migrate To Australia
. In return they had to stay in Australia for at least two years and work in whatever jobs the Government gave them. Mother with small children.
Background to German migration. Family mother father and children. The Commonwealth Government paid most of their fare to get to Australia.
Around 10000 migrated during the gold rush in the 1850s.
Around 10000 migrated during the gold rush in the 1850s. Here at Lets Go Global weve assisted many people move to Australia from Germany from all walks of life. A number of Germans such as Augustus Alt appointed the first Surveyor of Lands on May 1787 the astronomer Carl Ludwig Rümker and Phillip Schaffer who established one of the earliest vineyards in Australia played key roles in the early development of New South Wales. As farm workers in particular the German immigrants were valued for their steady industriousness and the origins of South Australias wine industry are credited with individual German families.
