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    Three unidentified men standing with stone lion, - 1959

Title
Three unidentified men standing with stone lion
Date
- 1959
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Brock's Creek - Burnside Station
Interpretive description

According to 'Sweet and Sour: Experiences of Chinese Families in the Northern Territory' [p.4]. The lions outside Brock's Creek temple were brought to Burnside Station during World War II before being relocated to the Darwin temple when it was restored in 1959.

External Url
http://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/bitstream/handle/10070/30633/30784.JPG.jpg

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    Title
    Statue
    Description

    3 Men with a Chinese Joss House lion. Soldiers broke the tooth and removed the ball of rock from its mouth. Ref: 'Great Australian Loneliness' by Ernestine Hill.

    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Control
    30/30784, PH0346/0089
    Source

    C.W. Macpherson collection, 0346; Northern Territory Library. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the Northern Territory Library

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