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Dunolly Victoria
Railway Hotel in Dunolly
Population:	969 (2006)1
Postcode:	3472
Location:	188 km (117 mi) NW of Melbourne 61 km (38 mi) W of Bendigo 23 km (14 mi) N of Maryborough
LGA:	Shire of Central Goldfields
State District:	Ripon
Federal Division:	Bendigo

Dunnoly New Birthday Mine, Goldsborough, Lode at the 500 ft level

Dunolly is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Dunolly - Maryborough Road, in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2006 census, Dunolly had a population of 969.

The town began during the Victorian Gold Rush, and has produced more nuggets than any other goldfield in Australia. The town was first known as Goldborough and the Post Office opened under that name on 1 March 1856 and was renamed Dunolly in 1859.²

The legendary "Welcome Stranger", one of the largest natural gold nuggets ever, was discovered in nearby Moliagul.

Centered around the main street "Broadway" Dunolly features both a top and bottom pub, hospital, grain terminal and a primary school.

Although located on a major rail line no passenger services are available. The Labor Government in Victoria is intending to upgrade the line for heavy freight. A pre-election decision to retake control of country rail from private operators was announced by the Premier of the State of Victoria (Mr Steve Bracks) on the derelict Dunolly railway station during the recent election campaign. A decision to re-open the passenger line to Mildura is in the Government's program.^{citation needed}

There is a local museum on "Broadway". It has a major collection of historic photographs and goldfields implements.

Dunolly has become a favorite location for gold fossicking using metal detectors. A number of small scale alluvial mining operations work local "leads" using mechanical diggers.

The town boasts two cafes and two pubs, a bakery/cafe, a butcher, an agricultural machinery oriented service station and fuel stop, a Bed and breakfast ("Footer's Mansion"), a motel, historic buildings and well marked cycle tracks through the abandoned diggings.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League.

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Dunolly, Victoria

• Dunnoly Gold Field Victoria Geol. Survey 1904, WM Bradford. Description of Gold area

Coordinates: 36°51′S 143°44′E / -36.85, 143.733

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