Moliagul
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Moliagul is a small administrative district in Victoria , Australia .
location
The place is about 200 km northwest of Melbourne and 60 km west of Bendigo . The Mount Moliagul significantly rises from the city visible and provides an excellent view of the surrounding country.
history
The name is probably derived from an abbreviation of the Aboriginal word "moliagulk", which means "wooden hill".
The area is known for its notable discoveries of gold nuggets , including the world's largest find, the Welcome Stranger nugget, found by John Deason and Richard Oates in 1869.
Once a prosperous gold prospecting town, today Moliagul is a ghost town with a few dilapidated houses. In 1855, 16,000 people lived in Moliagul at the height of the Victorian gold rush . The local post office opened on November 15, 1858 and closed in 1971.
The city consists of dilapidated apartments and small farms, a (now closed) hotel, a museum, the old school (now a hall) and a former church. There are numerous historical attractions, such as the stone monument to Reverend John Flynn , founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia , who was born in Moliagul in 1880.
In the nearby cemetery there are tombstones of many families, such as those of the Deasion family, which date back to the times of the gold rush. In an area of a few kilometers there are many former gold digging sites, including that of the Welcome Stranger.
literature
- The travelers guide to the Goldfields: History and natural heritage trails through Central and Western Victoria. Torquay, Bestshot, 2006
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Moliagul: Tiny and historically significant gold mining town. Retrieved on January 17, 2015 from http://www.theage.com.au/news/Victoria/Moliagul/2005/02/17/1108500206985.html
- ↑ a b Moliagul . Central Goldfields Visitor Information Center. May 17, 2005. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 25, 2006.
- ^ Premier Postal History: Post Office List . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
