issue 3

• canada - economy

  scots dominated the Hudson bay company trading mainly in furs many scots made their fortunes in the company
• canada - economy

  scots were dominant in textile, furniture making, paper, sugar, oil, steel and iron, bakery products
• canada - economy

  by the end of the 20th century, a third of canadian businesses elite was of scottish origin
• canada - economy


  there were many farming opportunities in canada which meant that scots were able to use their skills
• canada - economy

  the Canadian Pacific Railway which spanned almost 6000km was constructed by the chief engineer stanford fleming was a scot
• canada - economy

  the prime minister in 1885, John Macdonald was a scot
• Canada - culture and religion

  scots helped establish many schools
• Canada - culture and religion

  in 1818 scot george ramsey established dalhousie university
• Canada - culture and religion


  in 1821 McGill university was founded by a scot - james McGill
• Canada - culture and religion

  scots brought their culture including highland societies, bagpipes, whisky and curling which is still seen today
• Canada - native societies

  through trade the native people developed close relationships with scots
• Canada - native societies

  intermarriage occurred - their children were called the metis
• Canada - native societies

  metis people helped trade flourish by being able to communicate
• Canada - native societies

  not all scots were respectful of natives, seeing them as inferior or savages
• Canada - native societies

  some scots forced them off their land
• Canada - native societies

  in 1885 the metis staged a rebellion but their leader Louis Riel was executed
• Australia - economy and enterprise

  before 1900 over a quarter million scots went to australia
• Australia - economy and enterprise

  scots exported new agriculture techniques
• Australia - economy and enterprise


  many scots tried their luck in the gold rush of 1850s
• Australia - economy and enterprise


  scots worked in coal mines, in 1850s scots James and Alexander Brown and set up coal mines. By 1914 their mines were producing 8% of all coal in the region
• Australia - economy and enterprise

  in the wine industry Samuel McWilliams grew vines in new south wales which soon grew into three other states
• Australia - culture and religion

  some religions in australia have their own tartan
• Australia - culture and religion


  there were numerous scottish societies and burns clubs still today
• Australia - culture and religion

  'waltzing matilda' a national song was written by a scot
• Australia - culture and religion

  Catherine Helen Spence was a scot who became australia's first female politician
• Australia - culture and religion

  scots set up schools e.g. Melbourne academy
• Australia - culture and religion


  kirk helped set up 42 parish schools in new south wales
• Australia - native societies

  scots often became into conflict with the aboriginal people
• Australia - native societies

  the fraser family helped establish a sheep farm which encroached into aboriginal territory which angered them. this resulted in the hornet bank massacre in 1857 where the aborigines killed 8 people - in retaliation 100 aborigines were killed
• Australia - native societies

  there are some examples of good relations: John and Alec Mortimer stood up for their rights
• Australia - native societies


  many married aboriginal women
• New Zealand - economy and enterprise

  by 1920 one in three immigrants to new zealand were scottish
• New Zealand - economy and enterprise

  Dr David Munro introduced some of the first sheep and within 20 years he had 14000 sheep on his farm
• New Zealand - economy and enterprise 


  scots also moved into frozen meat and dairy exports - creating increased trade
• New Zealand - culture and religion

  Scots set up the first schools including the first school for girls
• New Zealand - culture and religion

  approx over 100 schools were founded because of James MacAndrew
• New Zealand - culture and religion

  there are still many Caledonian societies and pipe bands today
• New Zealand - culture and religion


  Campbell and Mcdonald are common surnames and they're scottish
• New Zealand - culture and religion


  many scots settled in otago naming street names after those in edinburgh e.g. princes street, george street
• New Zealand - culture and religion

  scots named the capital dunedin which is gaelic for edinburgh