The Australian Sikh Heritage Reading List
If you are interested in Australian Sikh Heritage, then you will no doubt be interested in reading some good books on this topic. Please find below a list of some of the books we have come across that have helped us with our research and are definitely worth looking into.
Theses:
Jonathon Hewins, The pioneer Sikhs of Western Australia, 1886-1950: Immigration, discrimination, occupations and cremations, Honours Thesis Murdoch University 2021
Len Kenna and Crystal Jordan's work:
L Kenna, Are Indians an Ethnic Minority? Volume 1: Discovering Victoria, Jika Publishing, 2008
L Kenna, Are Indians an Ethnic Minority? Volume 2: Camels & Trailblazers, Australian Indian Historical Society Pty Ltd, 2013
L Kenna, Are Indians an Ethnic Minority? Volume 3: Horses and Walers, Australian Indian Historical Society Pty Ltd, 2013
L Kenna, Are Indians an Ethnic Minority? Volume 4: Hawkers, Australian Indian Historical Society Pty Ltd, 2013
L Kenna and C Jordan, Are Indians an Ethnic Minority? Volume 5: A Pictorial History, Australian Indian Historical Society Pty Ltd, 2013
L Kenna, It Happened in Heywood/The Hawker, Jika Publishing, 2001
These books can be purchased from the Australian Indian Historical Society's website by clicking here.
Books/articles of Australian Sikh Heritage significance:
C Stevens, Tin Mosques & Ghantowns: A History of Afghan Cameldrivers in Australia, Oxford University Press, 1989
J Westrip and P Holroyde, Colonial Cousins: A Surprising History of Connections Between India and Australia, Wakefield Press, 2010
T Lewis and P Ingman, Zero Hour in Broome: The untold story of the attacks on northwest Australia in 1942, Avonmore Books, 2010
J Steward, Manjimup and the Warren District, Express Print, 2008
A Muir, Settler Footprints from Star: Muir Family, Triton Corporate, 2005
Massa Singh - Cameleer and Resident of 123 Richmond Street Leederville
Fiction
D Martin, The Man in the Red Turban, Hutchinson Group Pty Ltd, 1978