Looking for more to do when you come to the Mundi Mundi Bash? How about following the cameleer trail?

Begin at the Broken Hill Mosque Museum.

Why? Because a fascinating cameleer past is woven throughout the history of Broken Hill/Silverton region.

These two towns might not have existed without cameleer migration and presence. For example cameleer teams brought so many goods to the region from building materials to colonial furniture including yes, pianos!

The Mosque Museum holds many many treasures, artefacts and memorabilia of early cameleer life.

It sits in the area of Broken Hill still known as the ‘North Camel Camp’ where the cameleers built their first mosque (the first in NSW). Any number of the Broken Hill community still have Afghan heritage.

One is the current Coordinator of the Mosque Museum, Bobby (Amminnullah) Shamroze. Bobby’s father was Shamroze Khan and his grandfather was Fazulla Ziadulla. Both were camel drivers in the Broken Hill area and Ziadulla was the last practising mullah of the mosque.

While you’re in Broken Hill, find the next bit of the cameleer trail at the Sulphide Street Railway and Historical Museum, which includes the Migrant Heritage Museum. Find there some portraits and artefacts from Bobby’s father and grandfather’s period.

Last, as you head out to and through Silverton make time to see that camels are still with us in this region: take a visit to the Silverton Camel Farm. See Silverton Outback Camels. Word is you may get a camel ride at the Bash itself!

The Mosque Museum is open Fridays from 11amto 1pm, and by appointment at all other times for individuals and groups.

IMPORTANT, get a booking in early, because it gets very busy over the Bash period! More on contacts, here.

Jan Mahyuddin (Web media/publicity BHHSoc)