Ballarat
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Victoria Police said the 17-year-old, who is from the nearby Ballarat area, was being held in custody.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
He rose from Ballarat, a tiny town in Victoria’s highlands, to become the Vatican’s treasurer and the highest-ranking Australian in church history.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
George Pell was born in Ballarat, a gold-mining town in Australia’s Victoria state, on June 8, 1941.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2023
He grew up in the Victorian regional town of Ballarat.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
He went from Ballarat with no more than a nod to the man whom he was leaving there to play a villain's part on his behalf.
From Denis Dent A Novel by Ernest W. Hornung
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