This blog's recent post which contained a postcard interior view of Darwin's Chinese temple, found in a Townsville market by our Shipping Reporter , resulted in an interesting response from Darwin resident Bob White.
He first sent photos of a Chinese urn which may have come from the Darwin temple when it was closed down and looted during WWll . It had been given to him by his father who had been in the Darwin Defence Force during the war .
Bob showed the urn , which featutures dragons and what looks like a rising sun , to Darwin's Chung Wah Society, who confirmed there is Chinese writing on the base .
It could have been a joss stick holder which would have been filled with sand.
Bob also sent another interesting email with a photo of a stone grinding stone he had been given which had been found in an ancient Aboriginal shell midden near Port Keats in the Northern Territory ..
