Hill End Alive Podcasts: Recent Episodes
Sheena Goodwin
Gold Rush History, Colourful tales and people, Tourist information, Artists of Hill End, Directions to sites of interest
Descriptive Walking Tour from Royal Hotel go to left of War Memorial then veer right. Walk right side of Tambaroora St down to Post Office and back left side
Walking tour 2nd loop of Clarke Street from Germantown Lane down right side of Clarke Street to Steels corner and back to Germantown Lane via the other side of Clarke St
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 Rivers
Some 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