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Thread #120275 Message #2614641
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
19-Apr-09 - 05:55 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: God Damned Australia!
Subject: RE: Folklore: God Damned Australia!

1. Sheer numbers work here.
U. S. population 1830- 12,866,000
U. S. population 1890- 62,947,000 (but some experts say 75,000,000)
Australia pop. 1830- 70,000
Australia pop. 1890- 3,151,000

2. Greater homogeneity in Australia
Mostly UK in Australia until 20th c.
German ancestry, U. S.- 18%
German ancestry, Aust.- 4%
etc.