Moliagul
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Moliagul is a locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields and Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia, located northwest of Melbourne and west of Bendigo. The area is notable for the discovery of a number of gold nuggets. These finds include the world's largest, the Welcome Stranger, which was discovered in 1869 by John Deason and Richard Oates. At the , Moliagul had a population of 80.
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- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Australia
- Located in
- Shire of Central Goldfields
- Population
- 80
- Image
- Mount Moliagul Hotel 001.JPG
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- Moliagul
- postal code
- 3472
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- Moliagul, Victoria
- male population
- 49
- female population
- 36
- associated electoral district
- Mallee
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Moliagul is a locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields and Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia, located northwest of Melbourne and west of Bendigo. The area is notable for the discovery of a number of gold nuggets. These finds include the world's largest, the Welcome Stranger, which was discovered in 1869 by John Deason and Richard Oates. At the , Moliagul had a population of 80.
Moliagul is composed of scattered rural dwellings and small farms, a hotel (now closed), museum, the old school (now a hall) and former church.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moliagul” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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