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Maytown Joss House

Date Published

:  Temple/Joss House (former site)
:  Temples / Joss House,  Mining (gold fields)
:  Far North (Qld)
:  Maytown
:  c.1875 to c.1895

Maytown Joss Hse

Image Courtesy of: Chronicle, Thursday 7 April 1938, p.52.


"The Chinamen who were successful at gold mining on the Maytown field were no exception; and most of the joss-houses on the field were noted for their treasures in the form of exquisite hand-carved effigies in wood, bronze, and stone, beautifully carved panels, and other striking ornamentations."

Chronicle, 7 April 1938, p.52.