Buckland Joss House
Date Published
: Temples / Joss House, Mining (gold fields)
: Ovens Goldfields
: Buckland
: 1857
Buckland Joss House
OPENING OF THE CHINESE JOSS HOUSE AT BUCKLAND.
"The temple itself was about twenty feet in length, by twelve or fourteen in width, neatly framed, the cornicing of both walls and roof being of canvass or calico; the inside had a flooring of boards, which was matted and carpeted in front of the large table in a small space of about eight feet square. The two side walls were each decorated by a scroll of Chinese hieroglyphics at least ten feet long end about twelve inches broad."
"In the centre, surrounding a pyramid of fancy cakes, was the likeness of hand cut off at the wrist, three of the fingers standing erect, the other two were turned down ..."
The Hobart Town Advertiser, 8 July 1857, p.2.
"The charred frame of the Joss house with the emblematical flag at the door, now torn and defaced, are the only vestiges of the temple which was opened with so much pomp and ceremony but a few days since."
"The Temple and building site occur on a benched level area (approximately 10 x 5 metres) above the Scotchman Creek Track. The remains of a fireplace occur at the southern end of the benched area."
