It is not documented who found the Pride of Australia. However, it was found at Mosquito Gully near Wedderburn in June 1981.
The Pride of Australia is about 21 cm × 12 cm × 6 cm. That's if it's still in one piece. It was stolen in a smash and grab in 1991 and its fate is unknown. It is unlikely that it still exists as a nugget.
The largest nugget of gold ever found was the Welcome Stranger nugget, discovered in Australia in 1869, weighing approximately 2316 troy ounces (72 kg).
The Welcome Stranger is the biggest pure gold nugget ever found, discovered in Australia in 1869. It weighed a whopping 2,284 ounces (about 158 pounds) and was valued at the time of discovery at around $10,000.
The largest gold nugget found during the California Gold Rush was the "Mooska Nugget," weighing 195 pounds. In Australia, the "Welcome Stanger Nugget" is one of the largest ever found, weighing 2,284 troy ounces. Both nuggets are significant in size and value.
Well I think John Marshall discovered gold near Sutter's mill.
in 1987
The Pride of Australia is about 21 cm × 12 cm × 6 cm. That's if it's still in one piece. It was stolen in a smash and grab in 1991 and its fate is unknown. It is unlikely that it still exists as a nugget.
"Welcome Stranger" nugget found in 1869"Golden Eagle" nugget found in 1931"Hand of Faith" Nugget found in 1980
i think it was somewhere in Australia.
Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, in 1869.
The biggest gold nugget was found in Australia in 1869 and weighed 78 kg
Dalmatia Mine
The largest nugget of gold ever found was the Welcome Stranger nugget, discovered in Australia in 1869, weighing approximately 2316 troy ounces (72 kg).
46.497 kilograms
yes
A 12-pound gold nugget was found in Ballarat, Australia in 2013. It is believed that the nugget will be worth over $500,000 dollars. The nugget was found by a prospector using a metal detector.
The Holtermann nugget was found at hill end