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Chinese temple, Round Hill

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Chinese temple, Round Hill

The Chinese script on this building at Round Hill in Southland set it apart as a Chinese temple. Chinese miners tended to band together and meticulously worked over their gold claims. Presbyterian minister Reverend W. Mawron stands on the porch.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, McNeur Collection (PAColl-5135)

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Carl Walrond, Gold and gold mining – Other goldfields, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8617/chinese-temple-round-hill (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 2 March 2009.