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Royal Hotel, Hill End
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Arts, culture and heritage in Hill End

In 1851, gold was discovered at Hill End, and by 1872, at the height of the great gold rush, the town was the largest inland settlement in NSW. With its museum displays and many preserved buildings, Hill End offers a fascinating insight into the 19th-century gold rush.

About Hill End

This well-preserved, former Bathurst gold-mining town is set in an isolated valley surrounded by rugged mountains and gorges. The rugged scenery has inspired many renowned Australian painters, including Donald Friend and Russell Drysdale, who painted some of the finest Australian landscapes of the 20th century.

In its heyday in the 1870s, Hill End had a population of 10,000 and boasted a kilometre of colourful shopfronts, including 28 pubs, an opium den and an oyster bar. Today you can take a self-guided tour of the gold-rush streetscape, go underground at the Bald Hill Mine or join a 'fossicking' tour and search for gold among mounds of old mine tailings.

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    • Great Western Store, Hill End

      Great Western Store, Hill End

      Horse in front of Great Western Store, Hill End. Image Trevor Creighton

    • Royal Hotel, Hill End

      Royal Hotel, Hill End

      Sign for the Royal Hotel, Hill End.

    • Historic buildings, Hill End

      Historic buildings, Hill End

      Historic building and church in Hill End

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