Hill End Alive Podcasts

Starting at the Royal Hotel walk down Clarke street and follow the description of the many businesses and hotels in this busy 1870's main street - Podcast  9 goes to Germantown Lane and back to the War Memorial                  Podcast 10  describes the other half of Clarke Street

The Chinese miners arriving in Australia in the 1850's The Chinese mining population in Tambaroora /HillEnd and on the Macquarie and Turon RiversSome of the Chinese who remained after the gold rush

Modes of transport from the beginning of the gold rush which  began using tracks that developed into roads then rail.  Opening up previously uninhabited inland areas 

The story of Johann Krohmann and Michael Ackerman, who in 1872, had a Reef Mining lease on Hawkins Hill in the golden quarter mile.Their story is told by Lorraine Miller a descendent who lives in Hill End

Interesting characters living in Hill End late 1800's

Pioneer Woman on the goldfields

Short introduction and summary of Environment and History of Hill End

Boom and Bust of Reef Mining, Fortunes made and lost, Stories of miners and swindlers

Gold Rush History, Alluvial mining, First settlement in Tambaroora and Hill End