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Explore Rheola in Australia

Rheola in the region of Victoria is a town in Australia - some 318 mi or ( 511 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Rheola is now 07:06 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wehla, Waanyarra, Tarnagulla, Murphys Creek, and Moliagul. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wehla . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rheola ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Steamrail trip to Quambatook Sat 17/02/07

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S313-S301 on a Steamrail tour to Quambatook is seen approaching Tarnagulla. Sat 17/02/07 ..

Amy & BuNG's Jungle Party '08

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It's a Jungle in there! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kingower, Victoria

Kingower is a small town in Victoria, Australia, located on Inglewood-Rheola Road, in the Shire of Loddon. The town was quite populated once, during the time of the Victorian Gold Rush.

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Located at -36.62 143.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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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.

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Located at -36.75 143.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Ghost towns in Victoria (Australia), Mining towns in Victoria (Australia), Towns in Victoria (Australia)

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.

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Located at -36.76 143.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1869 in Australia, Australian gold rushes, Gold nuggets, History of Australia (1851–1900), History of Victoria (Australia), Mining in Cornwall, Mining in Victoria (Australia)

Arnold, Victoria

Arnold is a small town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is located on Bridgewater - Dunolly Road, in the Shire of Loddon. The town was originally named Kangadaar, however the creek crossing below the town was Arnold Bridge (privately owned toll bridge)which the town mistakenly became known as. The post office opened on 17 December 1888 as Arnold's Bridge, and was renamed Arnold Railway Station in 1909 and Arnold in 1924, and closed in 1989.

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Located at -36.68 143.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Towns in Victoria (Australia)

Tarnagulla

Tarnagulla is a gold mining town in central Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Loddon local government area, 183 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Tarnagulla had a population of 153.

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Located at -36.77 143.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Mining towns in Victoria (Australia), Towns in Victoria (Australia)