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Camels were introduced into Australia and used for the development of the Australian interior.  The first introduction in any numbers was made in 1860 when the Victorian Government imported  24 camels from India for the use in the tragic Burke and Wills expedition.  Scroll down for more information.

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Camels
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 Outback Australia near the town of Silverton
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Camels in Outback Australia

  

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The camels used in the the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860-1 were accompanied by an Afghan camel driver  Dost Mahomet to camp 65.  In 1866 more camels and their drivers were brought to South Australia. These men were the first of many Afghan camel drivers who later worked in large areas of the very dry, semi-desert of the Australian interior.  Broken Hill became a centre from which goods were dispersed to many distant parts.  The Afghans were dedicated workers, very tough and hardy and spent their spare time in Adelaide where their countrymen built a very large and imposing mosque.
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Afghans worked on the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line among  projects and expeditions with explorers.  They played a very significant part in the opening up of Australia.  "The Ghan"  short for Afghan was given to a train on the Central Australia Railway.  This train is still called "The Ghan" and it has become a sort of status symbol for tourists and Australians to be able to say that they travelled to Alice Springs on "The Ghan".
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