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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Samantha Murphy was last seen leaving her home in East Ballarat, Victoria, for a morning run on 4 February.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024

“We’re very, very confident that this will deliver jobs,” Mr. Andrews said from a stadium in Ballarat at the time.

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

‘Nature’s Grand Currency Extension Act’ was the name given by the historian to the fresh sources of wealth revealed in Bendigo and Ballarat.

From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)

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