Glamallie Khan (Ghulam Ali Khan[1]) ©Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan 2017 Glamallie Khan (Ghulam Ali Khan) was the son of Azimullah (Mulla) and Roshenay Khan. His father, Mulla, was the son of Shere Khan in Mohri, Gujurat, India (now Pakistan) where…
Mohan Singh. An Undersirable Character in Western Australia. Courtesy National Archives Australia. NAA: A1, 1927/1901 © Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan 2017 Mohan Singh alias Rustan Singh was a Jat Sikh who was born about 1879 and he was the…
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…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmmd1-k-9Sg The story of Fatta Chand Video. by Crystal Jordan.
© Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan 2014 Wrestling was a National sport in India and many Indians maintained their interest in the sport when they came to Australia competing at all levels of the sport that were staged in a wide…
When sugar plantations were under construction in Australia their was a mass migration of workers from across Asia, Pacific Islands and India. Some Indians settled in North Queensland and established cane farms and other agricultural pursuits and have lived in…
Mohamed Gujar or Gujer arrived in Australia in 1891 and lived and worked in Warrnambool where he began his life in Australia as a hawker. He was also known as Khan Mahomed and Charles or Charlie Mohamed. Mohamed Gujar, whose…
Hukum Singh Sihota (Sahota) was from Bara Pind Village, Jalandhar, Punjab, India and came to Australia ca.1900. He may have been a Hawker, Farmer, Sugar Cane Cutter or Farmer or worked on farms in Victoria, New South Wales or Queensland.…
