CHINESE TEMPLE URN / MIDDEN DISCOVERY

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 .

It was  suggested that it came from the  Darwin temple  or  even  the  one  set up in  Pine Creek during the   goldrush  which was  demolished. 

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 ..