Episode 2 of 2
Discovery of the Welcome Stranger
- When
- 5 February 1869
- Where
- Moliagul
John Deason and Richard Oates discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget in Moliagul, Victoria, on 5 February 1869.
The nugget, weighing 109.59 kilograms, was found 3 cm below the surface near a tree on a slope leading to Bulldog Gully. It was heavier than the 1858 Welcome Nugget found in Ballarat.
Sources
- Welcome Stranger Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-26
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