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A Welcome Discovery

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 goldmuseumballarat 1 Comment Collections & Research, Stories

On 9 June, 1858 at 8.20pm an excited shout rang out from Ballarat’s Red Hill Mine.

The Welcome Nugget, the largest piece of gold in the world, had just been discovered.

Find out why this was such a special moment for Ballarat and what happened to the nugget afterwards.

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