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Maryborough

American  
[mair-ee-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -ber-e, -bruh] / ˈmɛər iˈbɜr oʊ, -ˈbʌr oʊ, -bər ɛ, -brə /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Australia.


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Meanwhile, the Maryborough State High School in Queensland, Australia issued a ban on energy drinks.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023

In Maryborough, waters were forecast to peak at around 8.4 meters, 35 centimeters short of a 1999 flood.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 9, 2011

The bureau also said today major flooding continues on the Mary River between the towns of Gympie and Tiaro, with levels expected to peak at around 8.4 meters today in Maryborough.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 8, 2011

At ten, the twins' favorite reading was Whitaker's Almanack; in the ensuing 26 years, they have added to their fund of statistics at Maryborough and Oxford, and as newsmen in London.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. O'Connor and his boys, with Constable King, from Maryborough, were at Glenrowan when Ned Kelly was taken prisoner, and the remainder of the gang burnt in the public house.

From Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 by Corfield, W. H. (William Henry)