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| Many Hindus who came to Australia in the nineteenth century worked as hawkers, travelling around the remote communities. Some came as labourers to work on sugar cane or cotton plantations. In 1880, there were about 3 000 Indians in Australia. However, the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901, also known as the 'White Australia Policy,' restricted immigration from Asia and the numbers of Hindus declined. MORE...
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