▁by ▁h ired ▁hands . ▁In ▁October ▁the ▁night - shift ▁workers ▁found ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁gold ▁bearing ▁re ef ▁material ▁in ▁gold field . ▁Hol ter mann ▁was ▁a ▁rich ▁man . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁St ▁Leon ards ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁for ▁St ▁Leon ards . ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Hill ▁End , ▁Hol ter mann ▁had ▁met ▁photograph ers , ▁Henry ▁Beau fo y ▁Mer lin ▁and ▁Charles ▁Bay l iss . ▁After ▁he ▁found ▁the ▁" Hol ter mann ▁N ug get ", ▁Hol ter mann ▁assist ed ▁the ▁pair ▁in ▁their ▁work ▁by ▁fund ing ▁their ▁project ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁phot ographic ▁documentation ▁of ▁the ▁settled ▁areas ▁of ▁NS W . ▁ ▁These ▁photograph s ▁included ▁Hill ▁End ▁and ▁the ▁Gul g ong ▁gold fields ▁and ▁they ▁const itute ▁a ▁detailed ▁and ▁significant ▁record ▁of ▁life ▁on ▁the ▁gold ▁fields . ▁They ▁were ▁first ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Mitchell ▁Library ▁in ▁Sydney ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁The ▁collection ▁included ▁many ▁scenes ▁of ▁gold fields ▁life ▁during ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁r ush ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁street ▁scenes ▁at ▁Gul g ong ▁and ▁Hill ▁End ▁have ▁disappeared . ▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁photograph s ▁in ▁the ▁Hol ter mann ▁collection ▁were ▁displayed ▁at ▁international ▁exhib itions ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁Paris ▁where ▁they ▁won ▁awards . ▁The ▁collection ▁disappeared ▁from