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Australia had a higher male population than female. To redress this imbalance, the Colonial Office encouraged single Scottish women of good character to emigrate.

Australia鈥檚 gold rush, sheep and cattle farming became very profitable for many emigrants, and wool and meat became major exports for the country. As farms expanded, the indigenous people were driven from their land. Some were killed, while many others died from exposure to new diseases for which they had no resistance.