Why Afghans Came To Australia

Good Morning/afternoon Mr Hammoud and fellow students. I am one of the direct descendants of the Afghan people that migrated to Australia between the 1800’s and 1900’s. The Afghan people have contributed to Australia’s communities more than any of us can imagine. Despite suffering seclusion and unacceptable treatment by the Europeans, the type of work done by the Afghans has helped us build Australia to what it is today. So why did the Afghans come to Australia? The first Afghan settlers were BROUGHT to SOUTH AUSTRALIA in 1938 when Joseph Bruce, a European settler, bought 18 men to work as cameleers… With the correct skillset, the Afghans found they were able to lead discoverers and other Europeans into the dessert with camels. This resulted in Afghan communities that were quite wealthy with large businesses.
For example, whenever Afghan people settled, they lived in a separate part of the town, similar to the placement of the Aboriginal people. This resulted in three sections in every settlement area, one for the Europeans, one for the Aboriginals and a third section for the Afghans. The Afghan section usually became known as Ghan town or simply Afghan. By this time, the Afghan population had grown rapidly. Because the European communities were located far from Afghan and Aboriginal settlement, the interaction of European and Afghan people remained to a minimal level. Yet, Aboriginal and Afghan people formed relationships and alliances. The European discrimination was clearly unacceptable to the Afghan people. Although this was only problem faced by the Afghan people, it was an issue that carried on for