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1. Because many explorers travelled round the Cape of Good Hope, the earliest recordings of foreign arrival on Australian soil, including that of the first documented Chinese immigrant, Moon Chow, are found in which Australian state?
2. What discovery brought large numbers of Chinese, along with prospectors of many other nations, to Australia in 1851?
3. After the coming of the British to Australia, land soon opened up for settlers. The majority of these were British, of course, but where did the Chinese rank in terms of settler numbers in the early 19th century?
4. Aspirations of striking it rich brought large numbers of Chinese to the Victorian goldfields in Ballarat, from what British colony?
5. The Chinese who emigrated to Australia struggled for many reasons, not the least of which was the language barrier. In Ballarat, Robert 'Chinese' Bell was unique amongst the locals in seeking to integrate the Chinese into the general population, by means of what ingenious initiative?
6. To escape the landing tax imposed by the Victorian government, many Chinese coming to find their fortune in the Victorian goldfields found a warm welcome by landing instead at what South Australian seaport?
7. One aspect of Chinese culture that enabled the Chinese to cope much better in the harsh conditions prevalent in Australia was that they formed working collectives, unlike most other immigrant groups, who tended to work as individuals. By what name did these groups of Chinese become known, a name familiar in most large cities across the world?
8. What Australian government policy, introduced in 1901, meant that Chinese (and other) immigration was greatly reduced?
9. At the time of his appointment, Bill O'Chee, at 24, was the youngest person to be elected to the Parliament of Australia. He was also which of the following?
10. The League of Wheelmen (cyclists) met regularly at the tea rooms of merchant Quong Tart in King St, Sydney, in the 1890s.
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