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Digitised?YesLocation IDNg-FS.1-21TitleRev. Don with Seven Miners Holding A MeetingDescriptionCasual photo of seven men seated, searing suits, many with pocket watches, all with books in their hands. Rev Don stands next to them on the left. Chinese characters on the lower edge of the front of the image are the names of the men in the picture, written by Rev Don.
Publication: "Windows on a Chinese Past - Vol. 2", by James Ng, pub. Nov. 1995. Image on page 139.
Caption from book: "The well-known photo of Don holding a meeting at the Upper Kyeburn diggings. For each Inland Tour he prepared two large-character texts and two pictures mounted on calico, and also handed round hymn sheets and a lesson from the New Testament. The text here is, "Jesus said, I am the Light of the World', and the picture shows Jesus opening the eyes of the blind. Meetings with small congregations took place at any suitable time between 6am and 11pm: here they are meeting after noon rice. From left: Chau Soong Tai, Yek Hing, Lau Jeong Hing, Chau Laa, Juell Shing Wai, Chau Leung Tai, and Chau Leung Shum. The last-named four formed a mining party led by Chau Laa (named 'Last' by Don) from Naam Tseum, Upper Panyu. [Don 1900-01 tour, Kirkland Collection]"TypeBlack & white negativeDimensions36mm x 24mmDate Createdc. 1900CreatorDon, Alexander RevSubjectPortraits - GroupGold Mining-Central Otago-DwellingsBuildings - ExteriorEducationSourceEva and James NgAccession No42018/73/5/2CollectionEva and James Ng Photographic CollectionNoteImage from positive, black and white filmstrip.Recollect CollectionNew Zealand Chinese CollectionAcknowledgementThank you to the New Zealand Lotteries Commission and the Synod of Otago and Southland for together providing funding to digitise these images.
Digitised?YesLocation IDNg-FS.1-21TitleRev. Don with Seven Miners Holding A MeetingDescriptionCasual photo of seven men seated, searing suits, many with pocket watches, all with books in their hands. Rev Don stands next to them on the left. Chinese characters on the lower edge of the front of the image are the names of the men in the picture, written by Rev Don.Publication: "Windows on a Chinese Past - Vol. 2", by James Ng, pub. Nov. 1995. Image on page 139.
Caption from book: "The well-known photo of Don holding a meeting at the Upper Kyeburn diggings. For each Inland Tour he prepared two large-character texts and two pictures mounted on calico, and also handed round hymn sheets and a lesson from the New Testament. The text here is, "Jesus said, I am the Light of the World', and the picture shows Jesus opening the eyes of the blind. Meetings with small congregations took place at any suitable time between 6am and 11pm: here they are meeting after noon rice. From left: Chau Soong Tai, Yek Hing, Lau Jeong Hing, Chau Laa, Juell Shing Wai, Chau Leung Tai, and Chau Leung Shum. The last-named four formed a mining party led by Chau Laa (named 'Last' by Don) from Naam Tseum, Upper Panyu. [Don 1900-01 tour, Kirkland Collection]"
TypeBlack & white negativeDimensions36mm x 24mmDate Createdc. 1900CreatorDon, Alexander RevSubjectPortraits - GroupGold Mining-Central Otago-DwellingsBuildings - ExteriorEducationSourceEva and James NgAccession No42018/73/5/2CollectionEva and James Ng Photographic CollectionNoteImage from positive, black and white filmstrip.Recollect CollectionNew Zealand Chinese CollectionAcknowledgementThank you to the New Zealand Lotteries Commission and the Synod of Otago and Southland for together providing funding to digitise these images.Click on the image to add
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Don, Alexander Rev, Rev. Don with Seven Miners Holding A Meeting. Presbyterian Research Centre, accessed 29/05/2026, https://pcanzarchives.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/127520
