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A large version of this 1872 Panorama of Gulgong taken from Church Hill can be viewed in the foyer of the Gulgong Holtermann Museum . Entry to the foyer is free. Panorama of Gulgong taken from Church Hill Source: 4 images from State Library NSW High resolution versions of the individual photos that make up this panorama can also be viewed online. The separate photos and links appear below. Click on the Mitchell Library link below each thumbnail to see the high resolution images.     Pic 1 and Pic 2 Source:  Mitchell Library, SLNSW                             Source:  Mitchell Library, SLNSW     Pic 3 and Pic 4 Source:  Mitchell Library, SLNSW                                     Source:  Mitchell Library, SLNSW  

Claudius Albert,  watchmaker & jeweller, Gulgong Source: SLNSW No: a2822115 Located next to John Lewis the Tailor and opposite the store of Sun Tong Lee. Source: Information supplied by Baldwin & Davis, Research Gulgong (Sept 2006) NEWS ITEMS 1872 - APPREHENSIONS William Rutland, charged with larceny as a bailee of a gold watch (recovered), the property of Claudius Albert, Gulgong, has been arrested by Senior-sergeant Baikie and Detective Lyons. Remanded to Gulgong. Source:  New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (Sydney : 1860 - 1930)   Wed 31 Jan 1872 [Issue No.5]   Page 30 1872 - A Horse in a Jeweller's Shop On Friday morning about 10 o clock, the driver of a cart belonging to Mr Young of Queen street, Gulgong was delivering his goods; he had to call and make a delivery at Sun Tong Lee and Co's and backed the cart to the side door. In a few minutes afterwards (says the Gulgong Guardian ) the horse, from some cause, darted out across the road. The

1950 - Sydney man's photo honor NEW YORK, Sat: The photographic Society of America announced in Baltimore today it had awarded an associateship to Keast Burke, of George Street, Sydney. The award was made "in recognition of outstanding ability and his contribution to photography". Only seven associateships out of 68 have been awarded outside the United States. The Photographic Society of America is the leading organisation of its type in the United States. Mr. Burke, who is 54, edits the magazine, Australasian Photo Review . He lives in Montah Avenue, Killara. As a hobby he specialises in pictorial interpretations of nature, such as landscapes. His work has appeared in overseas exhibitions of photographs. His father, Mr. Walter Burke, was one of the earliest fellows of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. Source:  The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954)   Sun 22 Oct 1950   Page 14 1953 - Town's Old Days, and Identities Mr. A. J. Brigden, of Tallawa

Gold miner Peter Gondolf and his wife Johannah, nee Scheibel Source:  SLNSW a2823169 THE GONDOLF BIBLE This bible was purchased by the Gondolf family with money earned from gold discovered in Hill End. The birth dates of Peter and Johannah and their children are listed inside it. The Gondolf Bible at  GHM Donated by Helen Schindler The bible was sold during the Depression and the page of names was removed prior to auction. Fortunately, Una Myra Rawlison (daughter of Myra Gondolf) was able to buy the bible back in later years. The list of births was reunited with the bible and remains with it today in the Gulgong Holtermann Museum.  The parents and their first two sons, Augustus and George, all appear in photographs in the Holtermann Collection. Source:  GHM Source: GHM THE GONDOLF FAMILY Peter Gondolf Source: Helen Schindler Peter Gondolf was born in November 1834, possibly in Germany. In 1865, he was living at (or spending time in) Tambaroora NSW. In July 1865, he was listed in the Po