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Tarnagulla, VIC

Alternative Names
  • Sandy Creek

In 1852, a party of miners found alluvial gold in the Sandy Creek, which ran through the Tarnagulla pastoral run on the Loddon River. Thousands of diggers rushed to the district, particularly after a number of large gold nuggets were found. By the mid 1860s, the gold boom had peaked, although some rich alluvial finds were made over the next 40 years. Originally called Sandy Creek, in 1860 the settlement’s name was changed to Tarnagulla. Its official population was 1,522.

Anna Davine

References
The traveller’s guide to the goldfields: history & natural heritage trails through central & western Victoria, Best Shot! Publications Pty. Ltd, Torquay, 2006. Details
Bannear, David, Heritage Victoria, Historic gold mining information, Department of Sustainability and Environment. Details
Watson, A.B., The lost & almost forgotten towns of colonial Victoria, A.B. Watson, 2003. Details