| Uniform Title |
Monster specimen (Documentary film : 2022) |
| Title |
The monster specimen : a veritable wall of gold 5 billion years in the making 150 years of discovery. |
| Published |
Hill End, NSW : History Hill, ©2022. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Originally released as a documentary film in 2022. |
| Credits |
Written by Malcolm Drinkwater. Produced by Malcolm & Daphne Drinkwater. |
| Summary |
A detailed account of the world's biggest piece of gold. The true story surrounding the unearthing of the world's largest known single mass of gold: The Beyers and Holtermann Specimen. This account has been put together onsite using the mine's day book records, heritage photographs, newspaper reports, bank and mint gold receipts . Original share certificates embellished with first time published original personal accounts from the most celebrated miner, Bernard Holtermann. Following the family trail to the great grand children who all have a tale to tell backed up by their own original inherited Holtermann artefacts. Holtermann the precursor, Beyers the co-requisite and gold the catalyst to provide a history statement unrivalled anywhere to date in the world. A chain of events that needed no drama as the record wrote itself into history with a fortunate tale of events that still benefit Australia and the world. Starting with two immigrants who find a fortune and one goes on to produce a photographic collection that is world standard and world record building. This documentary should be viewed in conjunction with our previous documentary, Gold & BO Hotermann, and the book, The German-Australian Called Holtermann to gain a better understanding of the bigger picture. Even then there is more to tell an most likely more gold to find. |
| Target audience note |
E. Exempt from classification. |
| System details |
DVD video. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Beyers, Ludwig Hugo (Louis) |
| Holtermann, Bernard Otto, -- 1838-1885 |
| Gold |
| Gold ores -- Geology |
| Gold mines and mining -- Australia -- History -- 19th century |
| Gold miners -- Australia -- Biography |
| Documentary films -- Australia |
| Hill End (N.S.W.) -- Gold discoveries |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| Biographical films |
| Documentary films |
| Nonfiction films |
| Other Names |
Drinkwater, Malcolm screenwriter, producer. |
| Drinkwater, Daphne producer. |
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