Panorama of Central Hawkins Hill (showing Holtermann goldmine), Hill End

1870-1875
Glass photonegative

This view of Hawkins Hill was taken by Beaufoy Merlin, who erected his camera more than a kilometre away across a gully nearly 300 metres deep. Just left of centre of the image are the twin buildings and two-storied structure of Beyers and Holtermann’s Star of Hope, which employed 23 miners. The claims along this hill extracted 12.4 tonnes of gold.