Burning tower, Maldon
Date Published
: burning towers, cemetery sections, Chinese
: Central Goldfields (Vic)
: Maldon
: c.1880
Burning tower, Maldon
Burning tower, Maldon
"In 1853, Henry and John South, brothers of Joseph, emigrated to Australia and settled in Maldon, a gold rush town, in central Victoria. John turned his hand to brickmaking and bricklaying. The gold rush had attracted a significant Chinese population and John constructed an ornamental brick oven in the local cemetery which was used to burn incense during their funerary rites."
Source, Samuel South
"An unusual ceremony was carried out at the Maldon cemetery last Saturday, when the mortal remains of a Chinese named Kee Kou— interred 10 years ago; — were raised from their resting place. Ah Tow, a friend of the deceased, secured an order for the remains, with a view of taking them home to China. Kee You was buried attired in full dress, and after the 10 years the clothing and shoes were found in a good state of preservation. The skeleton was carefully and reverently packed, while a gold ring and some cash that were placed with the corpse were found."
