Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Aus.) generic for any Indian (Hindu) immigrant.

1901		Bulletin (Sydney) 7 Sept. 14/2: [T]he white man has, in the Hindoo, a worse enemy than the Kanakas. Last year Tommy Tanna was getting 15s. a week and rations; now he is being superseded by Ram Chundur, who is fencing, ringbarking, corn-pulling, cane-cutting, stumping, &c., at 7s. to 10s. a week, and ‘find himself.’ [Ibid.] 21 Sept. 32/2: Britannia used to rule the waves personally. Now she hires Hans Jorgensen and Ram Chunder to rule them for her.
1910		Bulletin (Sydney) 27 Oct. 30/2: Evil-eyed, and still more evil-minded, Syrians, Chows and Indians knock at their doors, and they buy their most blush-producing underwear. [...] But she tells John or Yusouf or Chunder her wants quite unconcernedly.
1914		Bulletin (Sydney) 20 Aug. 14/3: So he brought out a shipment of Hindoos and set them at the cows. But the Ram Chunders didn’t take kindly to the work, and Palmer had great trouble with them.