▁importance ▁of ▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁history ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁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 ▁their ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Hol ter mann ▁Collection ▁of ▁photograph s , ▁and ▁Bern hard ▁Otto ▁Hol ter mann ▁himself . ▁Hol ter mann ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁born ▁gold ▁min er ▁and ▁later ▁business man ▁and ▁politician . ▁Hol ter mann , ▁min ing ▁partner ▁Ludwig ▁Hugo ▁Bey ers ▁and ▁several ▁others ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Star ▁of ▁Hope ▁M ining ▁Company ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁a ▁ 2 8 6 ▁kil ogram ▁" n ug get " ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁works . ▁This ▁was ▁re put edly ▁the ▁largest ▁piece ▁of ▁gold ▁bearing ▁material ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁Hol ter mann ▁Collection ▁of ▁photograph s ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁regarded ▁collection ▁of ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁settled ▁areas ▁of ▁NS W ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁min ing ▁towns ▁of ▁Gul g ong , ▁Hill ▁End , ▁Tamb aro ora ▁and ▁Home ▁Rule . ▁Fin anced ▁by ▁Hol ter mann , ▁the ▁collection ▁documents ▁the ▁every day ▁life ▁of ▁these ▁gold ▁min ing ▁towns . ▁The ▁bro ader ▁collection ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁colonial ▁government ▁in ▁international ▁exhib itions , ▁winning ▁an ▁award ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁