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Inder Singh A Sikh Cane Farmer  At Redlynch FNQ 1897

Inder Singh a Sikh Cane Farmer at Redlynch FNQ 1897

  • November 25, 2018
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  • Cremation, Farmers, Indian, Pioneers, Sikh, Sugar Cane

Indur Singh also known as Inder, was born in 1873 at Chak Kalan Village, Nakodur Tehsil, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.  He was a tall thin man who wore earrings. He arrived in Cairns Australia in 1897 where he worked as an…

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BUDNA SINGH – Leederville W. A.

BUDNA SINGH – Leederville W. A.

  • January 23, 2016
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  • Cameleer, Cremation, Hawkers, Indian, Sikh, Wrestlers

© Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan 2014 As stated by Sir Hartley Williams in 1892, "Cremation was perfectly legal and there was no law against it."  The only place where cremation was ever made illegal was Japan, where in 1873 it…

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MASSA SINGH CHAHAL- CARTAGE CONTRACTER, HAWKER, WRESTLER & ATHLETE

MASSA SINGH CHAHAL- CARTAGE CONTRACTER, HAWKER, WRESTLER & ATHLETE

  • January 21, 2016
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  • Cameleer, Cremation, Indian, Sikh, Wrestlers

Massa Singh the son of Jhanda Singh Chahal was born in the Kaleke, Amritsar, Punjab, India, in 1872. He is believed to have arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1896 at age 25. Massa Singh is recorded as sailing to Adelaide…

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GURU GRANTH SAHIB AUSTRALIA 1920

GURU GRANTH SAHIB AUSTRALIA 1920

  • January 2, 2016
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  • Akandh Path, Businessmen, Cremation, Farmers, Hawkers, Indian, Sikh, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Storekeeper

https://youtu.be/NNmvhbkfv4Q The first reading of an Akhand Path (a Sikh religious ceremony) in Australia took place on a farm owned by Siva Singh at Benalla, Victoria.  It was read for Herman Singh by his son Isar Singh on the 16 December…

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STREETS NAMED IN LAVINGTON NSW IN HONOUR OF INDIAN HAWKERS WHO HAD SERVED THE AREA.

STREETS NAMED IN LAVINGTON NSW IN HONOUR OF INDIAN HAWKERS WHO HAD SERVED THE AREA.

  • November 17, 2015
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  • Cremation, Hawkers, Hindu, Indian, Memorial, Sikh

Pre 1950 the Common at Lavington, New South Wales, was declared a cemetery and was used to cremate Indians who lived in the area, many of whom had served in the Indian Army under General Roberts. This was not unusual as…

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Cremation Of Otto Singh At Riverton W.A. 1934

Cremation of Otto Singh at Riverton W.A. 1934

  • May 22, 2015
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  • Cremation, Hawkers, Indian, Sikh

As stated by Sir Hartley Williams in 1892, "Cremation was perfectly legal and there was no law against it."  The only place where cremation was ever made illegal was Japan, where in 1873 it was abolished by law, in the…

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First Cremations In Australia

First Cremations in Australia

  • April 10, 2015
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  • Cremation, Hawkers, Indian, Sikh

Extract from: SIKH AND HINDU CREMATIONS IN AUSTRALIA; Putarb Singh Henty and Albury Indian Cemetery by Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan 2015. (This book footnoted) As stated by Sir Hartley Williams in 1892, "Cremation was perfectly legal and there was no law…

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PUTARB SINGH – Henty New South Wales

PUTARB SINGH – Henty New South Wales

  • January 9, 2015
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  • Burial, Cremation, Hawkers, Indian, Indian Cemetery, Memorial, Plaque, Sikh

 Extract from: SIKH AND HINDU CREMATIONS IN AUSTRALIA...by Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan 2015. Putarb Singh aka Purtarb, was an itinerant hawker in Victoria and New South Wales. When he retired from hawking Putarb settled in Henty, New South Wales…

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GUNGA SINGH MEMORIAL AT HAMILTON CEMETERY VICTORIA

GUNGA SINGH MEMORIAL AT HAMILTON CEMETERY VICTORIA

  • July 11, 2013
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  • Burial, Cremation, Hawkers, Indian, Memorial, Pioneers, Sikh

Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan © 2013 Len Kenna was born in Hamilton, Victoria, and as a young boy and he remembers an Indian Hawker, Gunter Singh, a Sikh, who visited his family home in his horse and wagon.  Len's mother…

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