On this day in 1869 :)

[GoldseekerDan]

The Welcome Stranger is the largest alluvial gold nugget found, which had a calculated refined weight of 3,123 oz 6 dwts 9 gr[2] (71.018 kg). It measured 61 by 31cm (24 by 12in) and was discovered by Cornish prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates on 5 February 1869 at Moliagul, Victoria, Australia,[3] about 9 miles (5.6 kilometres) north-west of Dunolly

What a beast of a nugget!!!!

 

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