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1. The Development of Sport 1788 -1839 the first settlers arrived in Australia. It was a new beginning for them with some of them being convicts. Although in the early days the tough and brutal lifestyle meant survival of the fittest, the British heritage influenced and determined the types of pastimes and sports followed by Australia’s first immigrants. Lifestyle With the vast open spaces and good weather Australia is an ideal country for sport. In 1834 bathing and formal facilities opened sporting events reflected the population growth and the diverse nature of Australia. The type of weather in your country is the type of sport you play. For example if there are snowy mountains in your country you will ski, you won’t play tennis. Australian has warm weather and so the Australian people play warm weathered sports. Discovery of Gold With the discovery of Gold the population increased threefold and by 1851 there were over one million people in Australia. People came in search of gold from all over, America, China and also from the European countries with the hope of finding riches to improve their lives. The World Wars In 1914 Australia was at war and many lives were lost. Sport continued as before but wit