Condobolin Joss House
Date Published
: Temples / Joss House, scrub cutting (bush clearing)
: Central West (NSW)
: Condobolin
: 1902
Chinamans Bridge
A JOSS-HOUSE BURNT.
CONDOBOLIN, Wednesday. — A fire broke out in the Chinese Joss-house at the camp, situated on Goobank Creek, at the extreme end of the town.
The Daily Telegraph, 16 January 1902, p.7.
"The Chinese Joss House at Condobolin was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The fire brigade did good work in saving the adjoining premises. There is a large camp at Condobolin—nearly all the places being in a very rotten and dilapidated state. It is a wonder the whole camp was not destroyed. The Joss house was rather an elaborate affair.
The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette, 18 January 1902, p.2.
"The Joss house represented the newest and best building in the group, and over £600 of carvings found place within its walls. Some of the carvings, as well as the idol, were rescued from the fire, but the buiiding was totally demolished."
Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder, 17 January 1902, p.2.
