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The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
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Welcome Stranger
Gold nugget found in Victoria, Australia
Welcome Stranger is the name of the largest alluvial gold nugget ever discovered. It was unearthed by Cornish miners John Deason and Richard Oates on 5 February 1869 in Moliagul, 9 miles north-west of Dunolly in Victoria, Australia.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Moliagul
Town in Victoria, Australia
Moliagul is a locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields and Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia, located 202 kilometres (126 mi) northwest of Melbourne and 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Bendigo. The area is notable for the discovery of a number of gold nuggets. These finds…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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