B.O. Holtermann (2nd from left), Richard Ormsby Kerr (centre) and Beyers (2nd from right), with reef gold from Star of Hope mine

1870-1875
Glass photonegative

A month before discovery of the 286 kg 'Holtermann nugget', Bernhardt Holtermann (second from left) Richard Ormsby Kerr (centre) and Louis Beyers (fourth from left) posed with 3663oz [114 kg] of gold specimens from their claim. Worth around $6.5million today, the specimens were described by the Sydney Morning Herald 28 September 1872 as 'almost without rival - magnificent - the talk of this town, where specimens are not unknown.'