William McLachlan - the man who found gold in Stawell

By Stawell Historical Society
Updated July 2 2019 - 11:13am, first published June 28 2019 - 7:30am
RECOGNITION: A black granite headstone honouring William McLachlan's place in history was installed in 2018.
RECOGNITION: A black granite headstone honouring William McLachlan's place in history was installed in 2018.

William McLachlan - the man who discovered the first gold in Pleasant Creek in 1853 - was born in Scotland in 1806.

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