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When In Launceston Visit The Museum [Queen Victoria Museum And Art Gallery]

c1937. Colour lithograph, 94.2 x 61.1cm. Repaired missing portions to upper left and lower right, slight creases, discolouration. Linen-backed.

Text continues “See the early Tasmanian relics (Beattie collection) and Chinese Joss House. Wholly designed and produced at the Examiner Office, Paterson Street, Launceston.” Held in NGA.

A Chinese Joss House is a temple or shrine, and was used by Chinese communities working on the goldfields. Ref: QVMAG.

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Item #CL182-61

Price (AUD): $2,200.00  other currencies