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Photograph

Title
Two servicemen examining stone lions outside a temple
Date
c. 1939 - c. 1945
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Brock's Creek
Interpretive description

The two lions at the front of the temple in this photograph and the presence of servicemen suggest this shows the Brock's Creek temple. The lions did not move to the Woods Street temple until 1959. The photograph was probably taken during World War II or just before.

Versions

  1. Published photograph
    Title
    [uncaptioned]
    Type
    Published photograph
    Control
    no page number
    Source

    Kok, Hu Jin, Chinese Temples in Australia: Hall of the Ranking Sages, Darwin, Northern Territory, Chinese Temples in Australia, vol. 4, Bendigo Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo, Victoria, 2005. Details

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Created: 12 May 2008