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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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He pleaded not guilty, insisting he had arrived in Ballarat after the Southern Cross gathering and was simply in town to make a living.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 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

Some of the fields around were pitted with what looked very much like shell-holes, dug by early prospectors for the gold that made Ballarat famous.

From Down Under With the Prince by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

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