Chinese immigration to Australia during the gold rushFollowing the success of the American gold rush, the Australian gold rush attracted many migrants from all over the world. Chinese prospectors were perhaps the most controversial and interesting nationality to come to the goldfields. a young, isolated country like Australia) and the level of racism encountered by Chinese prospectors upon their arrival made it even more difficult to mine gold and make a living in Australia. As a people, the Chinese possessed a great sense of entrepreneurship and were hard workers, and those immigrants who succeeded did so on their own, opening businesses involving growing and distributing food, washing clothes and all kinds of businesses in order to earn money. The reasons for immigration The Chinese, along with many others around the world, had heard that Australia had struck gold...