Wah On Temple, Darwin

Wah On Temple, Darwin

Image Courtesy of: Chung Wah Society, Darwin

"The first Temple on this site was built in 1887, the date on the original ceremonial bell. It was damaged by cyclones in 1897 and 1937 and partly damaged during bombing raids and looted by Australian soldiers during World War II. The stone lions, handcrafted in China, originally belonged to the Brocks Creek Temple, near Pine Creek. After the Brocks Creek Temple was destroyed by Australian soldiers, the lions were re-located to Darwin. In 1974, the Woods Street Temple was completely destroyed by Cyclone Tracy and our present Temple was re-opened on the original site in 1977.”

https://www.chungwahnt.asn.au/chinese-temple/

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/89362480

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166150737

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25101591

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/734990

Altar pre-cyclone temple, Darwin, The Queenslander, 18 April 1925, p.28.

Image Courtesy of: Peter Spillett Collection, The Queenslander, 18 April 1925, p.28.