User:Lee Harvey Enfield

According to this site http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/afghans.htm (extract below) The "Afghans", who weren't just Afghans, but were from all over the middle east and southern Asia, first arrived in 1838, not 1860 as the Wikipedia article states.

"The first Afghans arrived in South Australia in 1838 when Joseph Bruce brought out eighteen of them, one of whom died on 1 February 1840. When Bruce himself died, the men were handed over to John Gleeson, who also had imported some of them. The first camel arrived at Port Adelaide in 1840 but was shot in 1846 after it caused the death of explorer John Horrocks. As early as 1858 it was suggested that camels should be imported into the colony and that a depot should be established for their 'propagation and acclimation'. It led to the formation of the Camel Troop Carrying Company Ltd which unsuccessfully petitioned the government for financial aid in October 1858." http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/afghans.htm