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2018
23 March 2018
Holtermann museum has a special visitor
The Holtermann Museum this week had a visitor by notorious Bush Ranger Ned Kelly.
Maurice Gaudry accosted Ned in the front room of the museum before finding out the larger than life size figure of Ned is made of tin and is the creation of Sandy Jackson.
Walking through the museum you can see the progress that has been made since my last post. In the courtyard, taking up one full wall is a Holtermann photograph of Canadian Lead in 1872.
The toilet block is now completed with a covered walkway from the main building. The brickies are completing the brickwork on the final building backing on to Robinson Street.
The official opening is envisaged for the end of the year.
The community of Gulgong always pulls together when there is a need and this is no exception. The patrons of the Commercial Hotel are building a "Wall of Silver" out of 50 cent coins to help with the funding of the Holtermann Museum. Kim Honeysett, owner of the Hotel said it was a patron's idea.
They also have a book table where the community can drop off old unwanted books for sale. There is another patron who brings in vegetables each week for sale on a table outside the hotel. Kim and husband Andy have already donated a great deal of money to the Holtermann Museum.
Kim said "Because of our business commitments we are unable to physically help the volunteers so this is our way of contributing1 ".