© Len Kenna and Crystal Jordan 2021 Nadan Singh was born in c. 1872 at Hardaspura Village, Tehsil Barnala, Punjab, India and migrated to New South Wales, Australia in 1894. He lived and worked as a Hawker, using a horse…
© Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan Tarka Singh was born in India in 1869 and migrated to Malaytown, Cairns, Queensland. In 1928 he married Mary nee Bullis. He had a mixed farm at near J. D. Saul and Company's Meatworks, Queerah, White Rock, and grew,…
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…
Edmonton Temple QldEdmonton Temple 2016Edmonton 2018.jpgKaram Singh Edmonton Canecutters Cairns 19341890sAloomba Canecutters Gordonvale 2011 After many years of researching Sikh History with the Sikhs in North Queensland it was decided at a meeting with the Sangat at the Edmonton Gurudwara…
© by Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan First Publisher 2016 Updated 2018 HOW THE AUSTRALIAN PUNJAUB GOT ITS NAME There are many Stations, Towns and Districts in Australia that have Indian names. This is because the pioneer’s of these places…
© Len Kenna and Crystal Jordan 2015 Ninety-two years ago on the 17 September 1924, Bolah/Bhola Singh and his wife had this photo taken on the wharf at Sydney, New South Wales. The couple, from the Punjab, India were on…
© Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan 2014 updated 2016 When sugar plantations were under construction in Australia there was a mass migration of workers from across Asia, Pacific Islands and India. Some Indians settled in North Queensland and established cane…
Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan © August 10, 2016 Butten Singh, known also known as Thomas Buttan/Butten/Button Singh, was born 1871 in Jullunder, India, and was the son of Rosal Singh and his mother’s name was Wotombe. He arrived in…
