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| 4,324 (Norwegian born)[1] |
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| Melbourne, Tasmania, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth |
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Norwegians, Norwegian South African, Norwegian New Zealander, Norwegian American, Norwegian Canadian, Danish Australian, Swedish Australian |
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Norwegian Australian (Norwegian: Norskaustraliere) are Australians of Norwegian ancestry, the majority of these people were part of the Norwegian diaspora.
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An organized European immigration to Australia was initiated in 1788. Most of the early emigrants were deported from Britain to the "Penal Colony". Also some Norwegians got the doubt summer honor to be with, whether they had made themselves eligible. The most famous is probably Knud G. Bull, a painter and eventually fake coins from Bergen, exported to Hobart, Tasmania.
There were people from the British Isles as completely dominated when emigration to Australia changed character from being deported, to be virtually voluntary. In David Copperfield Charles Dickens allows Mr. Mickawber go to Australia as a result of economic problems, and it was a piece on the way representative. From the 1830s used by the British authorities planned export of surplus population, and over the years up to 1897 was 600,000 persons exported in whole or in part at public expense.
But when the gold rush began in Australia in 1851 flocked to the volunteers, and it has been said that as many as 5000 Norwegian-born was in the periods. Around 1860 there shall have been around 2500 Norwegians there. A good number of these had previously tried luck that gold miners in California, and many went also return to America. Gullgravere guess almost by definition, fortune seekers, and thus prepared to move around depending on your luck might smile, and there was little stability there.
Organized emigration from Norway to Australia was slowly started in 1867 with one, 1868 with 2 and 1869 with 15 emigrants, then there was a strong percentage growth, with 50 in 1870, 221 in 1871, 784 in 1872, 354 in 1873, 36 in 1874, 76 in 1875 and 42 in 1876, or in other words around 1500 in total. In 1880, 595 Norwegians immigrated to Australia.
In 2008, 800 people celebrate the Norwegian Constitution Day in Brisbane. The 17 May celebrations in Brisbane has in recent years been considered to be the largest celebration of the Norwegian national day in the southern hemisphere[2].
Australia is one of the most popular countries for Norwegian students. There are currently about 2,500 Norwegians studying in Australia. There are also some 200 Norwegian students in New Zealand.
Half of the Norwegian students in Australia and New Zealand are members of ANSA - the Association of Norwegian Students Abroad. The Norwegian Embassy in Canberra cooperates closely with ANSA Australia, and has for instance its own column in ANSA Australia's magazine "ANZA".
| Name | Birth and Death | Occupation | Notes |
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| Linda Bergskas | 1978- | Fashion Designer | Norwegian descent |
| Chris Leikvoll | 1975- | rugby league player | Norwegian descent |
| Annalise Braakensiek | 1972- | Model, actress and TV presenter | Czech, German and Norwegian descent |
| Anita Hegh | 1972- | Actor | Norwegian and Swedish-Estoninan descent |
| Dominic Purcell | 1970 | Actor | Of Norwegian, English and Irish descent |
| Andrew Voss | 1970- | sports commentator | Norwegian descent |
| Mary Hansen | 1966-2002 | Singer | Danish and Norwegian descent |
| Jasmuheen | 1957- | Breatharian | Norwegian descent |
| Derek Hansen | 1944- | Novelist and story writer | Norwegian descent |
| Justus Jorgensen | 1893-1975 | Artist and architect | Norwegian descent |
| Henry Lawson | 1867-1922 | Writer and poet | Norwegian descent |
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