Hill End Historic Site

Hill End Historic Site is a 130-hectare area with preserved colonial buildings, mining operations, and archaeological remains from Australia's gold rush era. The grounds contain homes, mines, and work buildings that show how people lived and worked here about 150 years ago.

The settlement grew after a large gold nugget was found and quickly became an important mining town. As gold mining declined, the place lost population, but many buildings remained and show today how a gold rush village worked.

The site reflects the lives of Chinese miners who worked here during the gold rush, and their presence remains visible in scattered ruins and artifacts across the grounds. The scattered remains show how different groups lived together in this mining community.

The site is open to visitors and offers different ways to explore, from self-guided tours to staying overnight in old buildings. Bring good walking shoes, as you will walk on unpaved paths and cross different ground levels.

Underground lie the remains of thousands of prospector homes and work sites that were quickly built and later torn down during the gold rush. What you see today is only a small part of what once stood here, and archaeologists keep digging up new finds.