institutions becoming stolen generations unable practice ancestor culture resulted social makeup country dramatically changing european culture becoming mainstream ref name summary facts url https wwwbritannicacom event white australia policy website encyclopedia britannica language en access date ref study australia culture post largely reflects british penal history well waves migration elsewhere europe almost every continent ref name colonial era english literature western art judeo christian religion dominated settler cultural outlook australian gold rushes encouraged migration people around world australian continent multi ethnic immigration lead
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