▁are ▁being ▁ref urb ished ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Gul g ong ▁Hol ter mann ▁Museum , ▁with ▁new ▁buildings ▁being ▁constructed ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁sh ops ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁collection . ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Gul g ong ▁and ▁the ▁gold ▁r ush ▁ ▁Tom ▁Sau nder , ▁a ▁local ▁she ph erd , ▁located ▁gold ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁Red ▁Hill , ▁now ▁located ▁in ▁central ▁Gul g ong , ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁and ▁reported ▁his ▁discovery ▁to ▁Serge ant ▁O ' D onn ell ▁at ▁the ▁police ▁station ▁at ▁ 2 ▁M ile ▁Fl at . ▁The ▁news ▁spread ▁rapidly ▁from ▁there , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁small ▁r ush ▁began . ▁By ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁ 5 0 0 ▁people ▁had ▁camp ed ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁dig g ings ▁at ▁Adam ' s ▁Le ad . ▁ ▁The ▁SM H ▁in ▁its ▁" Chr on icles ▁of ▁Occ urrence " ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁reader ▁to ▁' now ▁r ush ▁to ▁Gul g ong ' ! ▁By ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 . ▁Other ▁discover ies ▁followed ▁at ▁other ▁local ▁leads ▁such ▁as ▁Happy ▁Valley , ▁C aled onian ▁and ▁Canadian