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In 1869 what famous gold nugget was found at dunolly?
the welcome stranger
What was the name of the gold nugget found in 1858 at Bakery Hill Ballarat?
The gold nugget found in 1858 at Bakery Hill near Ballarat was the "Welcome Nugget". This is different from the "Welcome Stranger", which was the name given to a largest gold nugget ever found and recorded.
How much did the ''welcome stranger'' gold nugget weigh?
46.497 kilograms
In what state was the 'welcome stranger' gold nugget found?
Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, in 1869.
What year was 'Welcome home' gold nugget discovered?
There is no nugget known as the 'Welcome Home' gold nugget. There are two famous nuggets with "Welcome" in their name.The "Welcome Stranger" was the name given to a largest gold nugget ever found and recorded. It measured 61 cm by 31 cm and was discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates at Moliagul, western Victoria, Australia on 5 February 1869 about 9 miles north-west of Dunolly and half-way between Maryborough and St Arnaud.The Welcome Stranger is not the same as the "Welcome Nugget" found in Ballarat in 1858 which was the largest single nugget prior to the discovery of the Welcome Stranger.
What are some gold nuggets found in Australia?
"Welcome Stranger" nugget found in 1869"Golden Eagle" nugget found in 1931"Hand of Faith" Nugget found in 1980
What nugget is larger welcome straner or welcome nugget?
the welcome stranger is the largest gold nugget ever to be discovered and it's bigger than the welcome nugget
What is the name of the mine in Moliagul Australia where the Welcome Stranger gold nugget was found?
Dalmatia Mine
Where was the welcome nugget found?
It was found at the Red Hill Mining Company site at Bakery Hill in Balllarat, Victoria.
Who found the welcome stranger nugget?
The Welcome Stranger is, to date, the largest alluvial gold nugget found in the world. It was discovered by John Deason/Deeson and Richard Oates at Moliagul, half-way between Maryborough and St Arnaud in western Victoria, Australia on 5 February 1869. At 70kg, the nugget was so large that it had to be broken into three pieces by a blacksmith in order to be weighed.
Was the Welcome Stranger the biggest nugget found in Australia?
Yes. The "Welcome Stranger" was not only the biggest single nugget, not reef gold, found in Australia, but the single biggest nugget found in the world. It measured 61 cm by 31 cm and was discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates at Moliagul, western Victoria, Australia on 5 February 1869. It was found only 5cm below the surface on a slope leading to what was then known as Bulldog Gully and it weighed 2316 troy ounces or 72.04 kg. The Welcome Stranger is not the same as the "Welcome Nugget" found in Ballarat in 1858 which was the largest single nugget prior to the discovery of the Welcome Stranger.
What is the biggest amount of gold that has ever been found?
The largest nugget of gold ever found was the Welcome Stranger nugget, discovered in Australia in 1869, weighing approximately 2316 troy ounces (72 kg).
