. ▁His ▁son - in - law , ▁William ▁Christian , ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁shop ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁watch maker ▁and ▁j ew ell ery ▁business ▁there ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁Christian ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁returned ▁to ▁Gul g ong ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁after ▁an ▁sb ence ▁of ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁American ▁Tob acco ▁W are house ▁and ▁F ancy ▁Good s ▁Emp or ium ▁ ▁Mens er ▁Mos es , ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁S ime on ▁Mos es , ▁operated ▁the ▁American ▁Tob acco ▁W are house ▁and ▁F ancy ▁Good s ▁Emp or ium ▁next ▁door . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Paul ▁Har ford ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁then ▁to ▁another ▁Gul g ong ▁figure , ▁Charles ▁Z im ml er , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁Hol ter mann ▁Collection ▁ ▁Bern hard ▁Otto ▁Hol ter mann ▁Hol ter mann ▁came ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁from ▁Hamburg . ▁Initial ly ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁wait er , ▁Hol ter mann ▁met ▁Polish ▁min er , ▁Ludwig ▁Bey ers ▁and ▁the ▁pair ▁travel led ▁to ▁Hill ▁End ▁and ▁began ▁prospect ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁Due ▁to ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁success ▁Hol ter mann ▁had ▁to ▁find ▁work ▁where ▁he ▁could ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁lic ence e ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁Nations ▁Hotel ▁but ▁he ▁and ▁Bey ers ▁still ▁had ▁a ▁claim ▁worked