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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

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

From Washington Times ● Jan. 10, 2023

It will be the first-ever predominantly regional Commonwealth Games with events in several cities and regional hubs including Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

"May I ask if you are Ballarat diggers," said he, "or new arrivals like myself?"

From Denis Dent A Novel by Ernest W. Hornung

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