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How this outback community is keeping the legacy of the Afghan cameleers alive

It has been a while since Ammin Nullah 'Bobby' Shamroze last donned the traditional grey-and-black turban and gold-embroidered coat typical of Australia's Afghan cameleers.

These items of clothing celebrate his legacy as a direct descendant of the men who forged a living carting goods across the desert on camel trains and are a marker of his heritage.

From the 1860s to the 1930s camel trains played a key role in transporting wool across the country's outback.

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