1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁buildings ▁also ▁have ▁an ▁important ▁historic ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Gul g ong ▁gold field - one ▁of ▁the ▁rich est ▁yield ing ▁gold fields ▁in ▁NS W . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁a est h etic ▁characteristics ▁and / or ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁cre ative ▁or ▁technical ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁The ▁Great est ▁Wonder ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Tob acco ▁W are house ▁and ▁F ancy ▁Good s ▁Emp or ium ▁are ▁of ▁state ▁her itage ▁significance ▁for ▁a est h etic ▁values ▁as ▁now ▁rare ▁examples ▁of ▁rough , ▁" ere cted - in - a - h ur ry " ▁vern ac ular ▁buildings ▁built ▁to ▁service ▁the ▁bur geon ing ▁gold ▁r ush ▁population ▁around ▁Gul g ong - one ▁of ▁the ▁rich est ▁gold fields ▁in ▁NS W . ▁The ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁rem od elling ▁of ▁" The ▁Great est ▁Wonder ▁of ▁the ▁World " ▁is ▁of ▁significance ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁innov ative ▁reuse ▁of ▁a ▁simple ▁earlier ▁structure ▁as ▁a ▁more ▁substantial ▁building , ▁sign alling ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁from ▁camp ▁to ▁village . ▁T ogether ▁these ▁buildings ▁are ▁of ▁state ▁her itage ▁significance ▁as ▁they ▁together ▁demonstrate ▁a ▁pattern ▁of ▁construction ▁and ▁development ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁gold ▁r ush ▁towns ▁in ▁NS W . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁potential ▁to ▁yield ▁information ▁that ▁will ▁contribute ▁to ▁an ▁understanding ▁of