Gold! Gold! Gold! Traditional Cache
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Come and strike it lucky in Moligul! If not gold, maybe cache?! A traditional cache hidden nearby the monument marking the largest gold nugget found in Australia.
It was on the 5th of February 1869, the gold nugget was found in Moliagul, Victoria. A miner named John Deason was digging at Bulldog Gully when he first thought he had struck a large stone just under the surface. However after digging only 3 cm he was delighted to see the yellow twinkle of gold. With the help of his companion Richard Oates, Deason was able to free the monster from the dirt and the roots of an Aussie stringy-bark tree. This discovery was the world’s largest ever recorded gold nugget.
There are some differing reports on the exact weight of the Welcome Stranger nugget, but the most well known ounce rating was 2,284 troy ounces (71.01 kilograms). It measured 60 by 30 centimetres and couldn’t be weighed in the district as there weren’t scales large enough. So it had to be broken it to pieces.
A stone monument marks where it was found. Nearby you will also find picnic tables, campfires and an informative loop walk. Please be mindful that the area is steeped in mining history and as such has mullock heaps and mine shafts.
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