The Aborigines lived in Australia for an estimated 40,000 years. They now represent about 3% of the country’s population. So the rest of the people have ancestral roots stemming from immigration beginning in the early 19th century. Their stories – and the historic events that sparked the greatest influx of people – are the theme of the Immigration Museum. It is located in the Old Customs House dating back to 1876. Appropriately, its architect was a Scottish immigrant. Peter Kerr also designed the Parliament House in Melbourne.
