Ballarat

American

[bal-uh-rat, bal-uh-rat] / ˈbæl əˌræt, ˌbæl əˈræt /

noun

a city in S Victoria, in SE Australia.

Ballarat British

/ ˈbæləˌræt, ˌbæləˈræt /

noun

a town in SE Australia, in S central Victoria: originally the centre of a gold-mining region. Pop: 72 999 (2001) See also Eureka Stockade

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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

In April 2022, Mr. Andrews had promised that the 12-day competition would offer significant opportunities to Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Gippsland and Shepparton, five areas in Victoria that were to host events.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 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

Born on June 8, 1941, Cardinal Pell grew up in the Victorian regional town of Ballarat.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 10, 2023

He had been a sojourner in the Orange Free State for forty years, coming to it from Australia shortly after the riots at Ballarat goldfields.

From The Siege of Mafeking (1900) by J. Angus Hamilton

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