Delve into Moliagul
Moliagul in Central Goldfields (Victoria) is a town located in Australia about 322 mi (or 517 km) west of Canberra, the country's capital town.
Time in Moliagul is now 02:26 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Australia / Melbourne with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Moliagul, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Australia is Ararat Airport in a distance of 54 mi (or 87 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens in a distance of 82 mi (or 132 km), North-East.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Melbourne, Hay, Currie, Loxton and Koomooloo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 35°C / 95 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Evening Temperature | 34°C / 93 °F |
Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 17% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 41% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
36°C (97 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
19°C (65 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Rheola downhill track , WDMBA Round 1 2012 , GoPro HD
had a wild weekend with the boys at r1 at rheola. got 4th in hardtail on my nukeproof snap which im pretty happy with, big thanks to WDMBA + WDMBA Trail Riders for trying to mantain the track...
Rheola Downhill, GoPro HD.
me, rhys, connor and jack messing around in a very muddy and wet day up rheola downhill track!
Pixie - The Colonial Way
http://www.colonialway.com.au. Highly recommend this experience - it was wonderful to get out into the Australian bush and experience a little of what life was in times gone by. Our dog Roy...
Preview of My Gold Fields Trip! :-)
Some of you are wondering why i didn't post any videos lately. The reason is that i went on a Bucket list trip to Victoria Gold Fields, Australia Hope you enjoy this small teaser :-)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Welcome Stranger
The Welcome Stranger is the largest alluvial gold nugget found, which had a calculated refined weight of 3,123 oz 6 dwts 9 gr (71.018 kg). It measured 61 by 31 cm (by in) and was discovered by Cornish prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates on 5 February 1869 at Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, about 9 miles (5.6 kilometers) north-west of Dunolly.
Moliagul, Victoria
Moliagul is a small township in Victoria, Australia, 202 kilometres north west of Melbourne, (60 kilometres west of Bendigo) notable for the discovery of the world's largest gold nugget, the Welcome Stranger 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 period. Moliagul Post Office opened on 15 November 1858 and closed in 1971.