AFGHAN TRADER AT BEJOORDING

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Overview

A black & white photo of an Afghan trader, possibly Sunda or Budna Singh, sitting near his horse drawn cart & a low roofed shed.
His horse is out of harness and standing near his master, the outer wheel of the cart, and a plough.
The man is wearing a turban, has a large moustache and beard.
Trees are behind and a wooden fence.

Historical information

The covered wagon contained shirts, boots, dresses, hats, shawls and needles for sale or barter to farm families.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1070

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Material

Photo Paper

Width

18.4000 cm

Height or length

12.9000 cm

Contextual Information

"[There were] many Sikhs who frequented the districts [en route to the Eastern Goldfields] from the late 1800s onwards. Two, Sunda Singh and Budna Singh, were mentioned in Rica Erickson's "Old Toodyay & Newcastle" as being an accepted part of the country town life of that period." p.172 "Colonial Cousins" by Joyce Westrip and Peggy Holroyde, Wakefield Press 2010
Negative stored in the Shire of Toodyay heritage collections accessioned as 2020.158

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Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

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