Private Davy Singh An Anzac and a Kurrajong. 33rd Battalion WWI. Authors: Len Kenna and Crystal Jordan Published by: Australian Indian Historical Society Inc. Description: During World War One a number of Indians living in Australia enlisted in the Australian…
RESEARCH NOTES OF THE PLAY IT HAPPENED IN HEYWOOD by Len Kenna 2001 READ ONLINE at NLA Our journey into Indian Historical Research began in 1985. However, while researching Indian Hawkers in the Western District of Victoria…
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…
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…
© 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…
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…
© Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan Are Indians an Ethnic Minority? Vols. 1-5 - 2008-2013. Migrants from India have been arriving on Australian shores since the early days of settlement and possibly before that time. However, this article is concentrating…
The effects of hegemony on any given population varies depending upon a range of circumstances. For example: in India where Indianisation of some Government bodies commenced decades before Independence and this Indianisation increased rapidly after Independence until all Government positions…
Croppo Sing (sic Singh) was an Indian shepherd and pioneer who worked for William Fowler at Lake Victoria. He, like most shepherds lived in a stringy bark hut. Croppo could not read or write, but knew the importance of saving…