First Sikh Temple in Australia! | Woolgoolga NSW

While on holidays in Coffs Harbour i headed to Woolgoolga where the first Sikh temple of Australia was built. Sikhs came to the area with the British in the late 1800's to farm. Coffs Harbour can be reached by plane, bus or train from Brisbane and Sydney.

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[NB]

I came here in 1983 drove up from Sydney and saw the first temple built back then. Beautiful community sikhs so helpful even back then. Great surfing spot.

[STINGER]

Peace and humanity is biggest gift to world by Sikhs, Australia is lucky to have beautiful community, I have many stories of American people helped in so many ways by Sikhs 🙏 huge respect to respected community

[GupStoppar]

The First Sikh Gurdwara (Temple) Hastings Street, Woolgoolga NSW Australia was built with collective generosity of the following men and their families.
Mr Mangha S Atwal was kind enough to allow the Local Sikh community to acquire the very valuable land which he could have easily kept himself, where the First Sikh Gurdwara now stands. Mr Mangha S Atwal put the interest of the Sikh Community above himself, for which he will always be remembered.
Other elders who contributed to the build by mortgaging their personal assets for bank loan and donating funds are as follows….
Mr Piara S Ratandia, Mr William S Malhi, Mrs Jagir S Sodhi, Mr Gurbakhsh S Atwal, Mr Naranjin S More, Mr James Guljara S Malhi.

Thus the First Sikh Gurdwara (Temple) was built by the Sikh Community not by any one individual or family, it was a collective effort by above mentioned Sardars and their families. If anyone said otherwise they are not being truthful and are devaluing the sacrifices made by seven families.

[PixiesChannel]

Nicely filmed on the Osmo pocket my friend, I found you on the Osmo pocket Facebook Group and smashed the big red button I also left you a like too.

[TheKnowledgeCrusade]

Do they provide rooms or accommodation for visitors? How much do they charge?

[cathycastleton]

The free feed, while cold, was interesting, all vegan, and the interesting temple, always worth a look
The Siikh are interesting people ! Is that a racist thing to say ? Not meant to be !! Their influence in woolgoolla and surrounds worth checking out !

[vrcommodore]

Nicely done Travis. To get a meal in the temple, do you need to pay?

[happyjattt]

GREAT VIDEO!
Australia needs SIKHS = equality to all Religions, People wether athiest or not
The TURBAN is a Good thing ... its a SIKH thing and people think were muslims LOL!
thanks for helping man ... your the man travis