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Payment for the Nugget
- When
- 1869
- Where
- Dunolly
Deason and Oates received an estimated £9,381 for the Welcome Stranger after initial advances from the London Chartered Bank.
The miners took the nugget to the London Chartered Bank of Australia in Dunolly, which advanced them £9,000. They were finally paid an estimated £9,381 for the nugget, which became known as the 'Welcome Stranger'.
Sources
- Welcome Stranger Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-26
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