The Battle of Broken Hill, New South Wales, 1 January 1915
The Battle of Broken Hill, New South Wales, 1 January 1915

On 1 January 1915 at Broken Hill, two men, Mullah Abdullah (c.1855-1915), a camel-driver and Islamic priest in the company of Gool Badsha Mahomed (c.1875-1915), camel-driver, soldier and labourer decided upon a suicide mission with the intent of killing as many people as possible until they too died.

The first victims of this spree were killed or wounded in the town itself. Then the two men set themselves up in a position to fire upon a 40 wagon picnic train filled with 1200 passengers that was slowly passing by. This resulted in more casualties. Finally the two men were engaged and shot dead. At the end of the day, 4 people were killed and 7 wounded.

This album consists of a collection of various photographs obtained from newspapers and other sources with the aim of placing these disparate items in one place.

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Afghan legacy in Broken Hill
Afghan legacy in Broken Hill 
 

The Sydney Morning Herald, January 3, 2012

Afghans, cameleers and the massacre of Broken Hill

Afghan legacy in Broken Hill

Descendant of an Afghan camaleer Ammin Nullah also known as Bob Shamroze, 71 sits in the Afghan mosque that he is the caretaker of, built in 1889/1891 in Broken Hill, NSW. Photo: Kate Geraghty