Hill End, New South Wales
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Hill End is a former gold mining town in New South Wales, Australia. The town is located in the Bathurst Regional Council local Government area.
Hill End c. 2014
Bernhardt Holtermann with the world-record 630 lb rock containing more than 75 percent gold, discovered at the Star of Hope Mine in 1872.
Hill End B&B (Hosies) Gifts Crafts & Collectables
Entrance to the Bridle Track from Hill End
Bernhardt Holtermann
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Bernhardt Otto Holtermann was a German-born Australian gold miner, businessman, politician and photographer. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame is his association with the Holtermann Nugget, the large
Hill End, New South Wales
…population estimated at 8,000 served by two newspapers, five banks, eight churches and twenty-eight pubs. On 19 October 1872, Hill End became famous for Bernhardt Holtermann's finding of the 'Beyers-Holtermann Specimen', this being the world's largest specimen of native gold ever discovered, a record that still stands today…
Holtermann and the gold specimen discovered at Star of Hope Mine in 1872
Bernhardt Holtermann in 1880
The view of Sydney Harbour from 'The Towers'