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Australia, Victoria

Clunes VIC

Victoria's first gold town

Old dump ground Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Old bottlesOld bottles

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Site of Victoria's first registered gold, on Creswick Creek

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old mine shafts and workingsRemote ground, heat.

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