Working at Hill End Historic Site is like no other job I’ve ever had. There is never a dull moment, and the work is so varied. I count myself very lucky to have the opportunity to assist in the conservation of an amazing part of Australian culture.
The Hill End story
Hill End Historic Site covers 134 hectares and protects buildings, outlying goldmine sites and ruins from the mid-19th-century gold rush era.
Payable quantities of gold were unearthed in Hill End in 1851, prompting an influx of thousands of people. There were three periods of gold prospecting: alluvial mining from 1851–1870; reef mining from 1871–1874 and 1908–1924; and, more recently, Vertex Minerals has recommenced working over previously
