A Tamil amongst First Australians
Thomas Shadrach James Source: Supplied
Thomas Shadrach James was a Tamil from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He spent his young days in Mauritius and migrated to Australia, and lived as a Yorta Yorta man. His great granddaughter Andrea James shares his story with Kulasegaram Sanchayan. Mathuranthaki Vaithilingam provides a Tamil version of Andrea James' responses (Please select "Tamil" for that version).
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