READ RESEARCH NOTES OF THE PLAY IT HAPPENED IN HEYWOOD by Len Kenna 2001 Our journey into Indian Historical Research began in 1985. However, while researching Indian Hawkers in the Western District of Victoria in 1987, Mrs. Ball, from Digby,…
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…
© Crystal Jordan and Len Kenna The Australian Indian Historical Society was contacted by Kartar Singh Sandhu one of Sardar Mehar (Meyer) Singh Sandhu’s grandsons. Kartar asked for information and acknowledgement of his grandfather’s time in Australia. His grandfather was…
Len Kenna 14.04.2015 For most of my life; even as child I studied Australian History and Australian Literature as an interest or hobby. I have also studied Australian History and Australian Archaeology and Australian Historical Archaeology at University and…
Len Kenna 10.04.2015 As discussed earlier, the first settlement in New South Wales was under the control of Europeans who had either worked or lived in India and brought the administrative skills that they had learned in India to New…