Finders keepers, losers weepers... Edward Hammond Hargraves didn’t find the first payable gold in Australia, but it’s difficult to erase that fallacy, as he actively promoted his claim until it became ‘fact’ and he collected the Government reward of £10,000 and a pension. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
Home Rule! (Not a call to arms) Today, it’s difficult to comprehend the speed with which gold rush towns appeared and disappeared in the nineteenth century. When a new rush occurred, miners simply packed up and moved and the storekeepers soon followed. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
Perfecting the portrait Photographic retouching has become widely accessible in recent years thanks to the increasing ease of use of image editing programs. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
Children executed from 10 to 4 I’m often amused observing photographers from specialist child photography studios struggling with miniature charmers (and their doting parents) at suburban shopping malls. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
Gus's excellent adventure Gus Peirce (1840-1919) was an American captain of Murray River steamers, jack of all trades and adventurer, who wrote a book of his travels entitled Knocking About - Being Some Adventures of Augustus Baker Peirce in Australia. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
Shepherding without sheep A recent blog – Coffee or me? - described the owner of a coffee shop as having a series of jobs, “from shepherding on the Star to teaching in school”. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
The ghost of Gulgong Christmas past The Holtermann Collection Digitisation Team will be taking a short break until January 6th and would like to take this opportunity to thank you for you interest in and comments on our blog. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
A dog's life in Gulgong “Sir - Could you tell me how it is that people in Gulgong seem so fond of taking their poodles and mongrels to places of worship? Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project