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A giant roadside replica of the Golden Eagle nugget at Widgiemooltha, commemorating the largest gold nugget recorded in Western Australia.
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The Golden Eagle Nugget Replica
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Site-level location · 31.4961° S, 121.5790° E
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The story
The Golden Eagle was found near Larkinville in 1931, by the sixteen-year-old son of a prospector. It was the largest gold nugget recorded in Western Australia and one of the largest ever found in Australia, and it got its name from a rough resemblance to a bird in flight, the diameter reading as outspread wings.
It no longer exists. The nugget was sold to the state government for £5,438 and melted down to raise funds – an entirely rational decision in 1931, in the depths of the Depression, and a slightly heartbreaking one from any other angle. The most remarkable object ever pulled out of the Western Australian goldfields lasted a matter of months as an object.
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The Golden Eagle Nugget Replica is a giant roadside sculpture at Widgiemooltha, on the Coolgardie–Esperance Highway, commemorating the historic Golden Eagle gold nugget. It stands at the Widgiemooltha Tavern & Roadhouse site and is identified by the Shire of Coolgardie as a popular local attraction.
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Visit via the Widgiemooltha Tavern & Roadhouse site beside the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway. The Golden Eagle nugget replica is displayed outside; use normal venue parking rather than the landmark pin as a bay-level instruction.
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