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    Altar in the Chinese Temple, 1915 - 1930, courtesy of Northern Territory Library.

Title
Darwin temple altar
Description

Photographed on an angle

Date
1915 - 1930
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Woods Street
Interpretive description

The Northern Territory Library describes this as the Woods Street temple.

External Url
http://hdl.handle.net/10070/16643

Versions

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    Title
    Altar in the Chinese Temple
    Description

    Altar in the Chinese Temple (Joss House). Two copies of this photo are dated respectively 1915 and 1930.

    Date
    1915 - 1930
    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Control
    17\17550, PH0238/0490
    Source

    Peter Spillett collection, - 1980s, 0238; Northern Territory Library. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by Northern Territory Library and Information Service
  2. Negative
    Title
    Altar of Chinese Temple (or Joss House)
    Type
    Negative
    Form
    Negative of postcard [?]. Caption: 'A VIEW OF THE ALTAR IN A CHINESE JOSS HOUSE, the Chinese place of worship. Joss if the figure with the long beard; the two figures on his right and left are his guardians.'
    Control
    CP 409, No 4
    Source

    Colin Meaker collection, NTRS 234, CP 409-412; Northern Territory Archives Service, Darwin Branch. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the Northern Territory Archives Service.
  3. Print
    Title
    Joss house altar
    Description

    A view of the altar in a Chinese joss house. The Chinese place of worship. Joss is the figure with the long beard. The two figures on the his right and left are his guardians.

    Date
    1915
    Type
    Print
    Form
    Pencil annotation on back of 2322 print: 'Early post card of Darwin'.
    Creator
    J Wingham, Darwin, Northern Territory
    Control
    1980 (Duncan Gordon collection), 1449, 2322
    Source

    NTRS 1854 Photographs of the Northern Territory 1860-1982, NTRS 1854; Historical Society of the Northern Territory; Northern Territory Archives Service, Darwin Branch. Details

  4. Print
    Title
    A view of the altar in a Chinese joss house
    Description

    Much reproduced photograph of the Darwin Joss House pre Cyclone Tracey

    Date
    c. 1935
    Type
    Print
    Form
    Copyprint
    Control
    494 (Widdup collection)
    Source

    NTRS 1854 Photographs of the Northern Territory 1860-1982, NTRS 1854; Historical Society of the Northern Territory; Northern Territory Archives Service, Darwin Branch. Details

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Created: 20 June 2006, Last modified: 9 May 2008