Moliagul is a locality in Victoria, Australia, 202 kilometres northwest of Melbourne and 60 kilometres west of Bendigo. The town's name is b…Moliagul is a locality in Victoria, Australia, 202 kilometres northwest of Melbourne and 60 kilometres west of Bendigo. The town's name is believed to be a derivation of the aboriginal word "moliagulk", meaning "wooded hill". 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.
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