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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2015 · 27 MIN

Australia's Afghan Cameleers - Part One

from The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2015 · host BBC World Service

Dawood Azami focuses on the life and legacy of the Afghan cameleers, who first arrived in Australia in the 1860s. They played a crucial role in the development of railway lines, overland Telegraph line and provided supplies to remote mission stations and farms. They became part of the pioneering legend of inland Australia by opening up the Australian deserts, exploring it and enabling the early white settlers to survive.

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