Moliagul is a small township in Victoria, Australia

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, 202 kilometres north west of Melbourne

Melbourne

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, (60 kilometres west of Bendigo

Bendigo, Victoria

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) notable for the discovery of the world's largest gold nugget

Gold nugget

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, the Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger

The "Welcome Stranger" is the name given to the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, which had a calculated refined weight of 2,283 oz 6 dwts 9 gr...

 in 1869. The area is a historical gold mining town and is now mostly deserted.

In 1855 it is estimated there were 16,000 people living in Moliagul during the peak of the Victorian gold rush

Victorian gold rush

The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. In 10 years the Australian population nearly tripled.- Overview :During this era Victoria dominated the world's gold output...

 period. Moliagul Post Office opened on 15 November 1858 and closed in 1971.

Reverend John Flynn

John Flynn (minister)

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, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia

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, was born in Moliagul in 1880.