Queensland Religious Places



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(Cooktown Shire Council Newsletter May 2014)

Chinese Temple
Adelaide Street, Cooktown 4895
Chinese
1874
timber
Demolished
Queenslander, 3 Oct 1974; Morning Bulletin, 22 May 1879; Cooktown Shire Council Newsletter May 2014; Queensland Times 18 Aug 1938
1937
Closed and sold
'I saw no place erected for Christian worship, and was thinking go fhtis when a triangular flag on a lofty pole, whereon were wrttien some Chinese charatacters, gave evidence of a Buddist temple. On entering the shrine, I found an old man offering up sacrifices and consulting his oracle. The Chinese who presided over the temple and officated is Dr. Kun Chong.' (Qlder 2 Oct 1874)
Sold for £25

Location (-15.473850, 145.247945)


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