Rare Historical Photos of Afghan Cameleers in Queensland from the late-19th Century

Muslim cameleers from Afghanistan and British India contributed heavily to the Europeans’ exploration and settlement of inland Australia. Their network of transport routes opened up the arid interior during the late 19th Century, and they were often seen working through the interior of Queensland. Women in Queensland’s outback looked forward to visiting the Afghan hawkers and cameleers. They brought news, household items, and haberdashery.

#1 Group of Afghani men in national dress

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#2 Camel driver and a caravan of camels returning home

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#3 Afghan cameleer escorts Mrs Walter Lawrence Silver on the wallaby track, 1904

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#4 Afghan Emeute at Richmond, 1907

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#5 Afghan Emeute at Richmond, 1907

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#6 Camel team coming over to Birdsville led by the camel driver, 1926

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#7 Camel train of the Afghan hawker, Amedulah Khan, 1901

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#8 Woman and child on a camel in the Hughenden district

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#9 Camels and their Afghan drivers loaded with goods for the treck between Bourke and Cunnamulla, 1895

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#10 Unloading the camel team in front of the store at Boulia, 1895

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#11 Horse and camel team, Cloncurry, 1904

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#12 Petti Khan’s camel at Canobie Station, 1895

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