Afghans played a significant role in developing Western Australia’s goldfields. Although they were subjected to rejection they caused much ill feeling by monopolising and fouling waterholes and generally being disagreeable.A collection of newspaper articles and letters to the editor which appeared in newspapers such as The sun, The West Australian and The Kalgoorlie miner from 1887 to 1914. xiv, 145 p. : ill., ports. ; 30 cm. #1120 AS NEW Cameleers — Western Australia — History. | Camels — Western Australia — History. | Gold mines and mining — Western Australia — History.