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Ballarat

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

noun

  1. a city in S Victoria, in SE Australia.


Ballarat British  
/ ˈbæləˌræt, ˌbæləˈræt /

noun

  1. 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

He grew up in the Victorian regional town of Ballarat.

From Seattle Times 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

When he was last seen, he was heading, apparently, for Ballarat, where, perhaps, he hoped to be joined by other men as desperate as himself.

From My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year by Train, George Francis

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