Moliagul

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Moliagul

Coordinates-36.75°, 143.66°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Moliagul is a locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields and Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia, located 202 kilometres (126 mi) northwest of Melbourne and 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Bendigo. The area is notable for the discovery of a number of gold nuggets. These finds include the world's largest, the Welcome Stranger, which was discovered in 1869 by John Deason and Richard Oates. At the 2021 census, Moliagul had a population of 80.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Moliagul

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Eastern Froglet

Crinia signifera

Seen 2026-08-14

Australian Blackthorn

Bursaria spinosa

Seen 2026-08-14

Common Rice-flower

Pimelea humilis

Seen 2026-08-13

hairy Bursaria

Bursaria spinosa lasiophylla

Seen 2026-08-13

Common Everlasting

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Seen 2026-08-13

Scaly-buttons

Leptorhynchos squamatus

Seen 2026-08-13

Grey Everlasting

Ozothamnus obcordatus

Seen 2026-08-13

magenta stork's-bill

Pelargonium rodneyanum

Seen 2026-08-13

Flame Heath

Stenanthera conostephioides

Seen 2026-08-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers