Places of interest that have
Australian Indian History
Links to places of interest are highlighted blue
First Indian Cricket Tour of Australia 1947-48
First Indian Cricket Team when they arrived at Adelaide 1947.
Dates and Cricket Grounds
where tests and matches were held 1947-48
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28.11.1947 - 01.12.1947 - 1st Test - Brisbane Cricket Ground QLD.
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12.12.1947 - 18.12.1947 - 2nd Test - Sydney Cricket Ground NSW.
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01.01.1947 - 05.01.1947 - 3rd Test - Melbourne Cricket Ground VIC.
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23.01.1947 - 28.01.1947 - 4th Test - Adelaide Oval SA.
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06.02.1947 - 10.02.1947 - 5th Test - Melbourne Cricket Ground VIC.
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20-01.1948 - 21.01.1948 - Match - McDonald Park, Mount Gambier, SA.
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31.01.1948 - 02.02.1948 - Match - Mildura City Oval, Mildura, VIC.
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20.02.1948 - 24.02.1948 - Match - WACA, Perth, WA.
Fatta Chand was hung at the Old Melbourne Gaol 1891
Old Melbourne Gaol, Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
Fatta Chand was hung at the Melbourne Gaol in 1891. He could not speak English.
The establishment sent Christian Ministers of religion to him every day, they tried to convert him to Christianity but he stayed true to his faith.
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Fatta Chand: Australian Indian History Ozziesjourney_6
Kirk's Bazaar Hardware Lane Melbourne
Kirk's Bazaar 46 Hardware Lane Melbourne, Victoria then and now.
Hardware Lane runs roughly north-south between Bourke Street and Little Lonsdale Street.
Horses from horse breeding stations, farms, and private people, were brought to Kirk’s Bazaar and sold and many were exported to India. Horses were also imported from India and sold at Kirk’s Bazaar.
Photo: Kirk's Bazaar SLV.
It is now Kirk's Wine Bar see building at bottom left.
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Fatta Chand was hung at the Old Melbourne Gaol 1891
Old Melbourne Gaol, Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
Fatta Chand was hung at the Melbourne Gaol in 1891. He could not speak English.
The establishment sent Christian Ministers of religion to him every day, they tried to convert him to Christianity but he stayed true to his faith.
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Fatta Chand: Australian Indian History Ozziesjourney_6
Kirk's Bazaar Hardware Lane Melbourne
Kirk's Bazaar 46 Hardware Lane Melbourne, Victoria then and now.
Hardware Lane runs roughly north-south between Bourke Street and Little Lonsdale Street.
Horses from horse breeding stations, farms, and private people, were brought to Kirk’s Bazaar and sold and many were exported to India. Horses were also imported from India and sold at Kirk’s Bazaar.
Photo: Kirk's Bazaar SLV.
It is now Kirk's Wine Bar see building at bottom left.
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