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- historical event:
- Such a mass of gold would be worth almost 5 million U.S. dollars in modern currency. The man who found it, Bernhardt Holtermann, used it to fund the building of a magnificent villa near Sydney. A stained-glass window in the villa showed Holtermann standing beside the nugget.
The so-called Holtermann Nugget was found on this day in 1872. It contained 99.8 kilograms of gold. It was discovered in Australia, in the “Beyers & Holtermann Star of Hope” mine, located in the town of Hill End, New South Wales. The nugget was 1.5 meters tall and weighed a total of 285.7 kilograms.
Such a mass of gold would be worth almost 5 million U.S. dollars in modern currency. The man who found it, Bernhardt Holtermann, used it to fund the building of a magnificent villa near Sydney. A stained-glass window in the villa showed Holtermann standing beside the nugget. His newly-earned wealth allowed him to devote himself to his passion – photography.
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