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Relics of the past
March 3rd, 2009 | 
Author: This door is found in the town of Sofala, located approximately 250km north-west of Sydney, New South Wales. It lies along the Turon river and dates back to 1851 when gold was found at Summerhill Creek. There are still people living in Sofala, but not many and the town has a number of these houses and shacks that have almost fallen down.
Another relic in Sofala. Note the greeting above the door. The “Welcome Stranger” is also the name given to the largest gold nugget in the world (look it up) which was found in Australia in 1869. It weighed 3523.5 troy ounces.
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