Rev Mawson At A Communal Hut

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StatusDigitised Last edited by: Susan Garwood

Digitised?Yes Last edited by: Susan Garwood

Location IDNg-FS.1-135 Last edited by: Susan Garwood

TitleRev Mawson At A Communal Hut Last edited by: Susan Garwood

DescriptionRev Mawson seated on the porch of a well-built, communal hut. There are many cloths hanging from pegs on the front wall of the home. There is also a substantial pile of wood kindling in the side-yard of the home.

Publication: "Windows on a Chinese Past - Vol. 2", by James Ng, pub. Nov. 1995. Image on page 109.

Caption from book: "A communal hut of more solid construction than usual, with corrugated iron roof and weatherboard wall, occupied by Chinese men at Orepuki, c. 1903. The huts and their claims bore names like Kwong Woh Tong, On Woh Tong, and Chung Woh (Chun Wah) Tong. The Rev. W. Mawson is seated by the 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. 1903 Last edited by: Susan Garwood

CreatorDon, Alexander Rev 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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Rev Mawson At A Communal Hut