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First published in 1985 to commemorate 100 years since the death of Bernard Otto Holtermann (29/4/1885), The German-Australian Called Holtermann, the book, is now expanded to include many unpublished rare original documents.
A rags to riches story following the man most associated with the world’s largest single piece of gold, ‘the Beyers and Holtermann Specimen’ (estimated gold content, 3,000 ounces). From here, like a runaway train he went onto set other world records.
UNESCO has recognised that Holtermann produced the world’s largest photographic wet plate negatives during the 1800’s. He was a member of parliament, a philanthropist and lived at Hill End longer than anywhere else. An importer for many varied goods from beer to paint to sewing machines, and more.
by Malcolm Drinkwater
First published in 1985 to commemorate 100 years since the death of Bernard Otto Holtermann (29/4/1885), The German-Australian Called Holtermann, the book, is now expanded to include many unpublished rare original documents.
A rags to riches story following the man most associated with the world’s largest single piece of gold, ‘the Beyers and Holtermann Specimen’ (estimated gold content, 3,000 ounces). From here, like a runaway train he went onto set other world records.
UNESCO has recognised that Holtermann produced the world’s largest photographic wet plate negatives during the 1800’s. He was a member of parliament, a philanthropist and lived at Hill End longer than anywhere else. An importer for many varied goods from beer to paint to sewing machines, and more.
by Malcolm Drinkwater
