The greatest number settled in Sydney and Melbourne, though Croats are well represented in every Australian city and region. The Yugoslavia-born population reached 129,616 by the 1971 Census and 160,479 by the 1991 Census. Tom Starcevich, a Croatian Australian born in Subiaco, Western Australia was a recipient of the Victoria Cross medal for bravery during World War II. Croatian Australian representatives during this time deplored this development as a tragedy for the Croatian people and condemned the quisling Ante Pavelić as a traitor. ĭuring World War II, the fascist dictators Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler established the Nazi puppet-state of the Independent State of Croatia.
However, during this war around 600 non-naturalised Croats were interned at the Holsworthy Internment Camp were 20 died and about 500 were deported from Australia in 1919.
Around 100 Australian Croats fought for the Allies during World War I. The Western Australian gold rushes in the 1890s started a significant migration of Croats (mainly from Dalmatia) to Australia and by the early part of the 20th century, there were around 2000 to 3000 people of Croatian origin in Australia, 80% of these residing in Western Australia. They were rescued by a pearler looking for Aboriginal labour in April 1876 and, after a few months in Fremantle, they returned to Europe. The two survivors, Baccich (aged 16) and Jurich (aged 19), became part of a Yinikutira clan and spent the following three months living with them around the North West Cape. By January 1876, all but two had died from hunger or exposure. Ten survived to reach the shore where the local Yinikutira people gave them food and water, and found their map of the coast amongst the shipwreck's debris. In an interesting occurrence in October 1875, sixteen Croatian sailors aboard the vessel Stefano, became shipwrecked on the Ningaloo Reef along the West Australian coast. Although migration was relatively small, Croatian travellers and sailors employed on merchant vessels played a significant role in spreading the news of the opportunities possible in Australia. JSTOR ( June 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭroats were first encouraged to migrate to Australia during the gold rushes of the 1850s taking place in the British colonies of Victoria and New South Wales.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Croatian Australians" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. | title= The Canberran : the journal of the Canberra Grammar School, CanberraĬitations are automatically generated and may require some modification to conform to exact standards.This section needs additional citations for verification. 1929, The Canberran : the journal of the Canberra Grammar School, Canberra The School, [Canberra viewed 25 April 2023 Wikipedia citation 25 April 2023 Harvard/Australian citationĬanberra Grammar School. The Canberran : the journal of the Canberra Grammar School, Canberra [Canberra: The School, 1929. The Canberran : the journal of the Canberra Grammar School, Canberra Retrieved April 25, 2023, from MLA citationĬanberra Grammar School.
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