Economic history of Australia

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Das Dokument ist eine kurze wirtschaftliche Geschichte Australiens seit der Ankunft der Europäer im Jahr 1788 bis heute. Es wird auf verschiedene Themen eingegangen wie die Entwicklung der Landwirtschaft, den Goldrausch, den Einfluss von Weltkriegen und den aktuellen wirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen. Auch die Rolle der Strafgefangenen als Siedler in Australien wird erwähnt. Im Allgemeinen hat Australien eine lange und turbulente wirtschaftliche Geschichte erlebt, die von verschiedenen Faktoren beeinflusst wurde, wie z.B. dem Klima, zugänglichen Ressourcen und politischen Entscheidungen. Trotz einiger Herausforderungen hat sich das Land zu einer modernen Industrienation mit einer stabilen Wirtschaft entwickelt.
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Short economic history of Australia: Economic history: Since european settlement in australia in 1788 many changes have been made. The land has been developed for settlement and farming. Dams for storing water have been built so that during the dry summers and long dry drought periods there is enough water for the population and some farms. As well , mineral resources such as coal, iron , and gold have been developed. All these are necessary for the growing population. At first , the huge , newly discovered continent did not have any type of transport system such as roads or railways. There were also no communication systems such as the post office . both these were necessary for life and business as the british knew it. Particular problems were the transport system because of the huge distances and water storage facilities due to the dry climate. The Beginning: 1788 to 1820 The convicts (will be mentioned later) and civilians who arrived with the first fleet were only interested in surviving. They needed all their energy to get to know the new climate and conditions to grow crops and fruit trees , and to keep animals. This was a long , slow process and it was not until 1805 that wool was ready for export, the first australian export product. John Macarthur developed a special breed of merino sheep which prduced fine wool and lived well in the hot dry climate and on the hard ground of Australia. The other main difficulty was enough land for farming around Sidney. The ...
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