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This volume examines the Indian migrants who landed in Australia from the 1870's until the start of the "White Australia Policy" in 1901. It explains the difficulties that they faced on arriving in Australia, their employment opportunities as well as their religious, social and sporting lives. It explains how the largest self-funded migration of non-white people to Australia, overcame 19th century Australian racist attitudes, and became well liked and respected members of the communities in which they lived. Many of these Indian migrants returned to India after spending a number of years in Australia, and lived the rest of their lives in financial security, while others lived in Australia until they died, dependent upon the good graces of the many Australian friends they made, to care for them in their old age.