The Goldfields Images
A section of the panorama of Hill End showing Germantown. Taken from the Holterman Collection. c1872
A selection of images of the NSW Gold Field at Hill End taken from The Holtermann Collection located at the State library of NSW
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Brothers: Anthony Jon & Russell Albert James Dorhauer visiting the cottage at Hill End in 2007, built by their great uncle, Johann (John) Krohmann in 1855. The cottage is maintained by the NSW National Parkes & Wildlife Service & is Heritage listed.
A descendant of Michael Ackermann, Elizabeth Ackerman married Johann after the death of his first wife Eva Heinz in Germany. On her return to Australia she lived in the cottage for two years before going to Sydney. A further Ackermann descendant lives in the cottage as a caretaker. It is furnished in the original 1860's style and has no modern conveniences.
Site of the Dorhauer Timber Yard off Germantown Lane
Diagonaly opposite Short street. Hill End NSW
For futher information on its location click onto link to "The Goldfields" in the left navigaton pane
A panorama view of the exterior of the Krohmann Cottage, which is sometimes refered to as the Ackermann/Krohmann cottage because of the supposed additions carried ot by Michael Ackermann after Johann and Eva Krohmann returned to Germany with their family.Elizabeth Krohmann (nee Ackermann) who married Johann after Eva died in Germany lived in the cottage when she returned to Australia after Johann died for about two years in 1881.
Another view of the timber yard site showing the eroded gully at the rear of the site, on Germantown lane.
Winter snow scene of Clarke Street Hill End (cica 1872) looking south from the Tambaroora road to where the Dorhauer timber yard was situated.
The copywright of this image is owned by the State Library Of NSW and is reproduced here with their permission.
In this photo of Louise Beyer's cottage on the corner of Clarke Street and Germantown Lane you can see a glimpse of the Dorhauer Timber Yard between the chimney stack and the roof line on the top right of the photo. This is clearer if you click onto this photo, or when viewing the photo using the zoom function on the NSW Mitchell library website for the Hotermann collection of photographs, or go to the page "Goldfields" using the navigation bar
The Dorhauer timber yard at Hill End with Christian and Heinrich Dorhauer in the foreground.
The copywright of this image is owned by the State Library Of NSW and is reproduced here with their permission.
Bernard Otto Holtermann with the Beyers & Holtermann Speciman taken from the "Star Of Hope" mine on Hawkins Hill in 1872.
Weight: 630 Lbs. Value in 1872: 12,000 Pounds.
Rear View of the Dorhauer Timber Yard after it was closed down in 1873.
Krohmann's Mine, Hawkins Hill, Hill End
Map of Hill End showing locations of some sites
A photo of "Hawkins Hill" site of a section of the rich gold mines in Hill End. The Krohmann mine was on this section of the diggings.
As was the Star Of Hope Mine where the Beyers & Holtermann Nugget was brought to the surface. The largest gold speciman ever found anywhere in the world.
1874 Map of the Land Occupancy at Hill End showing locations of allotments for
Dorhauer Timber Yard
Johann Krohmann
Johann Heinz
Photo taken of the Tenth Half Yearly report for the Krohmann Gold Mining Company.This report is located in the "Hill End Museum" which is located on History Hill and belongs to Malcolm Drinkwater.
Many old original documents can be found at this site
Krohmann Share Certificate 15th December 1888
issued to Daniel Henry for 25 X 1 pound shares
Kiandra Gold Field Ruins where Johann Heinz had three leases in 1886 and 1891.
Dorhauer Brothers
Left to right: Russell Albert James & Anthony Jon Dorhauer.
with spouses
Judith Ellen and Jennifer Sandra at The Royal Hotel Hill End 2008
Copy of a page from the Hill End & Tambaroora Times & Miners Advocate. November 1872 showing an advertisement for the Dorhauer Timber Yard
Surnames & Descendancy Charts & Pedigree Charts researched can be found on this link: