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Kōrero: Diverse religions

Sikh pedlar, early 20th century

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Sikh pedlar, early 20th century

Joala Singh Belling, a hawker in rural New Zealand around 1920, was typical of the country’s earliest Sikh residents. His horse’s saddlebags contained goods that he sold door-to-door.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-052817; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Paul Morris, Diverse religions – Sikhs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/32272/sikh-pedlar-early-20th-century (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Paul Morris, i tāngia i te 28 April 2011.