Italian Immigration To Australia Research Paper
Italians followed relatives that were already established in Australia, many Italians had tried to make a living to be able to send money back to their relatives in Italy that were suffering from severe poverty in post war Italy, or simply just wanted to have a better future for themselves and their families. A lot of Italian migrants travelled to Australia with little to no money, a suitcase and the clothes that they were wearing. Many Italians had been called to work as soon as they had disembarked from the ships they had arrived on. Italians migrated primarily in a search for a better income, but ultimately wanted to establish themselves back in their homeland.
Although many Australians were welcoming to the new Italian immigrants, there were also quite a lot of Australians who were not so pleased with the Italians coming and taking the jobs. The view from some Australians towards Italians was that they were the enemy, and now that they were migrating to Australia and taking a lot of jobs from …show more content…
Between 1947–1976, political, social and economic uncertainty in Italy and the Italian government struggling to manage, encouraged around 360 000 Italians to migrate to Australia. Australia had been chosen to migrate to because there was a desperate shortage of workers, and belief that population growth was needed for the country’s future. Many of the new Italian arrivals settled in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. There was a shift from agricultural work to factory work, and men found work in heavy industries, laboring work, building and construction, and as skilled tradesmen. A lot of Italians worked on the Snowy Mountains Scheme and also the Warragamba Dam. The women worked in shops or light industry, cafes and other small businesses, and many had soon established their own small
Although many Australians were welcoming to the new Italian immigrants, there were also quite a lot of Australians who were not so pleased with the Italians coming and taking the jobs. The view from some Australians towards Italians was that they were the enemy, and now that they were migrating to Australia and taking a lot of jobs from …show more content…
Between 1947–1976, political, social and economic uncertainty in Italy and the Italian government struggling to manage, encouraged around 360 000 Italians to migrate to Australia. Australia had been chosen to migrate to because there was a desperate shortage of workers, and belief that population growth was needed for the country’s future. Many of the new Italian arrivals settled in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. There was a shift from agricultural work to factory work, and men found work in heavy industries, laboring work, building and construction, and as skilled tradesmen. A lot of Italians worked on the Snowy Mountains Scheme and also the Warragamba Dam. The women worked in shops or light industry, cafes and other small businesses, and many had soon established their own small