Charters Towers Joss House

Charters Towers Joss House

Image Courtesy of: The Evening Telegraph, Friday 30 January 1903, p.2.

"There are two public Joss Houses and innumerable private josses on the field, the chief Joss House being on the Bluff Road, close to the old cemetery. The observer passing that way will have noticed a curious collection of buildings which are evidently of the Mongolia Renaissance style of architecture. Yesterday the red flag fluttered proudly over the main temple..."

The Evening Telegraph, Friday 30 January 1903, p.2.

"Near the entrance to the Joss House there is a glass case full of little pigeon holes in which are stuffed bundles of colored paper covered with Chinese characters. You pay a shilling for one of those and they reveal to you the past, present aud the future."

The Evening Telegraph, Wednesday 17 February 1904, p.3.

"Chinese New Year GREAT CELEBRATIONS AT THE JOSS HOUSE, Monday was feast day in connection with Chinese New Year, and there was a good crowd at the Bluff road Joss house."

The Evening Telegraph, 5 February 1908, p.6.

"Bluff Road, next Chinese Joss-house."

The Evening Telegraph, 6 April 1909, p.2.

See also:

Charters Towers wood carding SLQ 1975 Acc 30347 Box 12764

Image Courtesy of: Queensland's Chinese Past

Photo of a wood carving from Joss House - in John Oxley Library.

Joss House Sketch By R.H. Davies, 30.4.1977 Charters Towers, Qld, SLQ Collection Acc 30100 Box 1939976

Image Courtesy of: Queensland's Chinese Past

Davies, R. H., Joss House, Charters Towers [Work of art] 1977