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Afghans first came to Australia in 1860. They accompanied a group of camels which were brought to Australia to assist some of the explorers who recognised the value of using camels on their expeditions into the arid interior. Only the Afghan camel handlers had sufficient experience with the animals.
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Why did Greeks migrate to Australia after the 1900s?
Searching for a better life opportunity in a new land.
Did the Dutch discover Australia?
The chinese were said to have discovered Australia and everybody thinks that Captian Cook discovered it but really the first people to discover Australia were the Dutch unless you incude the Aborigines in which case they discovered Australia first.
In what year did the first greek people come out to Australia?
Oral tradition states that the first Greek in Australia was a convict named Damianos Gikas who arrived in 1802, but there are no written records to confirm this. The first Greeks actually documented to arrive in Australia were a group of 7 men from Hydra who were convicted of being pirates: they arrived in Australia in 1828.
Who was the first governor of Australia?
Australia's first governor was Captain Arthur Phillip (1738 - 1814), who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788. He was, in fact, the Governor of the New South Wales colony.
What continent did early people migrate to after leaving Africa?
First to the Middle East (technically speaking, Asia) and then on to Europe
How many afghans live in Australia?
3
How many Afghans are currently living in Australia?
15000
What did the afghans bring to Australia?
Lots of wild camels
Where do minke whales migrate?
they migrate from the arctics to the tropics of Australia
When did the Japanese first migrate to Australia?
Prior to 1880, it was a criminal offence for Japanese to leave their homeland. Thus, the Japanese did not begin to migrate to Australia until the 1880s, when they began to arrive as workers for the pearlers in Western Australia.
Why did Fiji migrate to Australia?
Fiji did not migrate to Australia. Fiji stayed exactly where it is.
What year did Catholics migrate to Australia?
from WikiPedia:Catholicism arrived in Australia with the British First Fleet in 1788. The first Australian Catholics were mainly Irish.
What years did the Chinese migrate to Australia?
the chinese first came to australia in 1812. This is the first recorded visit to australia. they then migrated to australia for the gold rushes in the mid 1850's
Why were Afghan camel drivers useful in 1860?
The Afghans or Ghans were camel caravaners who worked in outback Australia from the 1860s to the 1930s. There is not much information available about them but they originated from the region between south of the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan and the Indus River in what is now the state of Pakistan. The Afghans played a major role in establishing Islam in Australia, building the country's first mosque at Marree in South Australia.
What did early humans use to migrate to Indonesia and Australia?
what did early humans use to migrate to Indonesia and australia
Why did John Oxely migrate to Australia?
Because the British government encouraged young married people to migrate to Australia
How did the England people migrate to Australia?
England did not travel to migrate to Australia. England stayed exactly where it is now. Any of the English people who migrated to Australia, however, travelled by ships in the early years of Australian settlement. The very first English people to settle Australia were the convicts, officers and marines who came on the First Fleet.
