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Joala Singh Belling

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Joala Singh Belling

Before the Second World War, Indian immigrants were predominantly men and boys. In this photograph taken around 1920, Joala Singh Belling, a Sikh hawker, poses with his horse.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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Nancy Swarbrick, Indians – 1920s–1930s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1827/joala-singh-belling (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.

Comments

Brenda Belling
13 July 2024
This is my Grandfather