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For Terry,
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 12:33 pm
by Neville Briggs
terry.
Better get your fancy detector and head for Wedderburn, Victoria.
I heard on the news that a bloke has turned up a 2kg nugget of gold in those parts. Of course it might be the only nugget left to be found.
Re: For Terry,
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:36 pm
by warooa
I remember as a kid them finding a real big nugget (like several kilos) near Wedderburn - I think they called it 'The pride of Australia'
Re: For Terry,
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:06 pm
by Neville Briggs
The news article said that this one is much smaller than the Pride of Australia. The finder is going to call it the Fair Dinkum Nugget.
Re: For Terry,
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:23 pm
by william williams
Only 25 kms from there was found the worlds biggest nugget (THE WELCOME STRANGER) and that was at Moligal
The following nuggets found within 30 ks are by size
THE HAND OF FAITH IN 1980
WAS FOUND BY TWO YOUNG BOYS WHO WAGGED SCHOOL ON THE FRIDAY AND WERE CHASING RABBITS AND SO THEY HID IT TILL THE NEXT DAY WHICH WAS A SATURDAY AND THEN SHOWED IT TO THEIR FATHERS SO THEY WOULD NOT GET INTO TROUBLE WAGGING IT
PRIDE OF AUSTRALIA 256 OZ IN 1981
THE LITTLE JACK 252 OZ IN1907
SCHLEMM 235 OZ IN 1872
Bill Williams