The Broken Hill Mosque is one of the most intriguing heritage sites in Broken Hill. Built in 1887, it\u2019s now the only surviving mosque built by cameleers in Australia. The Afghan Cameleers played such a critical role in the history of the Australian Outback and the Mosque tells their story, as well as the story of this fascinating building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rescued by the Broken Hill Historical Society in 1967, it was re-dedicated as a place of worship by visiting clerics and opened as a museum in 1968. Access is by appointment or during special open days, (currently Sundays between 2-4pm).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The opportunity to talk with curator and caretaker, Bobby Shamroze on a tour of the Mosque is a very special experience as Bobby\u2019s personal history is closely associated with the cameleers and the Mosque. Bobby\u2019s father was Shamroze Khan and his grandfather was Fazulla Ziadulla. They were both camel drivers in the Broken Hill area and his father was also a camel dealer in the Port Augusta area and delivered camels to Broken Hill. Both Bobby\u2019s father and grandfather prayed at the Mosque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The extra effort required to visit is more than worth it. Bobby\u2019s personal stories combined with the range of surviving memorabilia and the intact Prayer Room combines to give a rare insight into one of the most important and often overlooked aspects to the early Outback life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Broken Hill Mosque is one of the most intriguing heritage sites in Broken Hill. Built in 1887, it\u2019s now the only surviving mosque built by cameleers in Australia. The Afghan Cameleers played such a critical role in the history of the Australian Outback and the Mosque tells their story, as well as the story of this fascinating building. Rescued by the Broken Hill Historical Society in 1967, it was re-dedicated as a place of worship by visiting clerics and opened as a museum in 1968. Access is by appointment or during special open days, (currently Sundays between 2-4pm). The opportunity to talk with curator and caretaker, Bobby Shamroze on a tour of the Mosque is a very special experience as Bobby\u2019s personal history is closely associated with the cameleers and the Mosque. Bobby\u2019s father was Shamroze Khan and his grandfather was Fazulla Ziadulla. They were both camel drivers in the Broken Hill area and his father was also a camel dealer in the Port Augusta area and delivered camels to Broken Hill. Both Bobby\u2019s father and grandfather prayed at the Mosque. The extra effort required to visit is more than worth it. Bobby\u2019s personal stories combined with the range of surviving memorabilia and the intact Prayer Room combines to give a rare insight into one of the most important and often overlooked aspects to the early Outback life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":913,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n