The unfortunate incident

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Every hoarder's nightmare… SMASHING an irreplaceable, precious antique. Annabel Crabb pieces together the tale of prospector Bernhardt Holtermann. Gold Rush mogul. Early photography enthusiast. He found Australia's largest reef gold nugget (153kg!) and produced the world's biggest wet plate glass negative. Then something very bad happened.This episode's speakers:Margot Riley - Curator Louise Anemaat — Executive Director, Library and Information Services and Dixson LibrarianThe photo for this episode is courtesy of State Library of NSW.Search for the Holtermann Collection in the SLNSW online catalogue.Presenter: Annabel CrabbResearcher: Julia O'SheaAudio Engineer: Harvey O'SullivanSupervising Producer: Rachael CusickExecutive Producers: Eric George and Carmel RooneyHead of Audio on Demand: Jessica RadburnTo hear the rest of the History Or Hoarding? podcast series, or for more of the best history podcasts covering Australian history, global history including war, politics, literature and some of the most interesting people, moments and turning points in history, go to ABC listen Australia's history tab or the ABC Australia channel or wherever you get your podcasts.To add the History Or Hoarding? podcast to your playlist, just tap 'favourite' or 'follow' on your app and you'll never miss an episode.