Transport and Work
Name one reason Afghan cameleers were preferred over horses in the outback.
Possible answers: Camels could carry heavier loads, travel longer distances without water, and survive heat better.
What nickname was given to the small settlements where Afghan cameleers lived?
Ghantowns
Dervish Bejah guided an explorer in 1896. Name the explorer he helped.
Lawrence Wells
Which major infrastructure project in the 1800s relied heavily on Afghan cameleers for supply transport?
The Overland Telegraph Line
Name two ways Afghan cameleers influenced Australian towns socially or culturally.
Possible answers: Built mosques, introduced Islamic practices, formed communities, shared desert survival skills
What was one challenge Bejah personally faced in Australia despite his skills?
Possible answers: Racism, laws preventing non-Europeans from owning land, exclusion from citizenship