Visiting A Chinese Miner's Cave Hut

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StatusDigitised Last edited by: Susan Garwood

Digitised?Yes Last edited by: Susan Garwood

Location IDNg-FS.1-76 Last edited by: Susan Garwood

TitleVisiting A Chinese Miner's Cave Hut Last edited by: Susan Garwood

DescriptionRev G. H. McNeur leaning against the rock wall of a Chinese gold miner's hut built out of a cave or ledge in the side of the hill. A ghost image of Rev Don is in the lower left corner of the image.

Publication: "Windows on a Chinese Past - Vol. 1", by James Ng, pub. Nov. 1993. Image on page 133.

Caption from book: "Chinese miners used whatever shelter was available. Here, in 1900-01, Don (foreground) and McNeur visit a hut adapted from a ledge or cave, roofed with sacking and thatch, and given a sacking door. [Kirkland Collection]. Last edited by: Susan Garwood

TypeBlack & white negative Last edited by: Susan Garwood

Dimensions35mm x 24mm Last edited by: Susan Garwood

Date Createdc. 1900 Last edited by: Susan Garwood

CreatorDon, Alexander Rev Last edited by: Susan Garwood

SubjectPortraits - Individual Last edited by: Susan Garwood

Chinese in New Zealand Last edited by: Susan Garwood

Gold Mining-Buildings-Dwellings Last edited by: Susan Garwood

SourceEva and James Ng Last edited by: Susan Garwood

Accession No2018/73/5/2 Last edited by: Susan Garwood

CollectionEva and James Ng Photographic Collection Last edited by: Susan Garwood

NoteImage from positive, black and white filmstrip. Last edited by: Susan Garwood

Recollect CollectionNew Zealand Chinese Collection Last edited by: Susan Garwood

AcknowledgementThank you to the New Zealand Lotteries Commission and the Synod of Otago and Southland for together providing funding to digitise these images Last edited by: Susan Garwood

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Visiting A Chinese Miner's Cave Hut