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The Monster Specimen - a Veritable Wall of Gold
The true story of the Beyers and Holtermann Specimen. Exactly how, where and when if was found at Hill End on 19th October 1872. Covering the domino effect its wealth produced for Australia
Hill End Hearsay
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The German-Australian Called Holtermann 2/e
First published in 1985 to commemorate 100 years since Holtermann died and now expanded to include many unpublished rare original documents held by the History Hill Museum. A rags to riches story following the man most associated with the world's largest piece of gold that went onto set other world records. One of the main reasons for this ......
Hill End Gold
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The Monster Specimen
The Beyers and Holtermann Specimen as it is correctly known was 3,000 ounces of gold in one lump. There is so much more to its discovery and the domino effect it created to benefit AustraliaI have spent of 50 years researching and writing to ensure the information is correct including over 40 years association with Holtermann descendants. I suggest other history buffs are going to try for some notoriety at this time but be assured I have done the hard yards like no one else over half a century and have been plagiarised according by many who make false claims to, 'first time published material' while using my research.
The German-Australian Called Holtermann
"Bernhardt Otto Holtermann (29 April 1838 - 29 April 1885) was a successful gold miner, businessman, and politician in Australia. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame is his association with the Holtermann Nugget, the largest gold specimen ever found, 59 inches (1.5 m) long, weighing 630 pounds (290 kg), in Hill End, near Bathurst, and with an estimated gold content of 3,000 troy ounces (93 kg)"--Wikipedia - viewed 21 March 2019.
Prospecting for Gold
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Blessed
From boarding out with families to boarding schools, Joan Sprague knew no father, hardly knew a mother, but felt loved wherever she lived. She had dreams like any young girl and, like any teenager, longed for the love of a handsome young man. Whether near the ocean or in the mountains, near the jungle or in the cities, her experience of people was enlightening, inspirational, and at times, disappointing. As Joan searched for God's plan for her life, she tolerated physical pain, bore emotional suffering, accepted disappointment, assumed obligations, discovered love. Family and friends, both near and far, remained her stable go-to. Each time she came to a fork in the road of her life, her stap...
