Ballarat

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Ballarat [ˈbæləˌræt ˌbæləˈræt]

(Placename) a town in SE Australia, in S central Victoria: originally the centre of a gold-mining region. Pop.: 64 980 (1991) See also Eureka Stockade

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Eureka Stockade			It was in the brave old days of Ballarat and Bendigo, when ship after ship went out black with passengers and deep with stores, to bounce home with a bale or two of wool, and hardly hands enough to reef topsails in a gale. Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context We have come now out of mere vagueness to the definite conception of an Australian from Ballarat with a grey cloak. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context I have seen something of the sort on the side of a hill near Ballarat, where the prospectors had been at work. Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context			ball-and-socket joint ball-breaker ball-buster Ball-flower ball-hawking ball-peen hammer ball-point ball-shaped ballad ballad maker ballad metre Ballad monger ballad opera ballad stanza ballade balladeer Ballader balladism balladist balladmonger balladry Ballahoo Ballance Ballantyne Ballarag Ballarat Ballard ballast Ballast engine ballast resistor Ballastage Ballasting Ballatry ballbreaker ballcock balldress balled ballerina ballerina shoes Ballesteros ballet ballet company ballet dancer ballet master ballet mistress ballet position ballet shoes ballet skirt ballet slipper balletic balletomane			balladic balladic balladism balladist balladmonger balladries balladry Ballads Ballads Ballads Ossianic Cycle Ballads Ossianic Cycle Balladur, Édouard Ballahoo Ballakermeen High School Ballalika Ballalika Ballam Park Primary School Ballance Ballance Ballance Farm Environment Award Ballance's sign Ballanche, Pierre-Simon Ballanchine Ballanchine Ballantrae Rural Initiative Care in the Community Ballantyne Ballantyne, James Ballantyne, R. M. Ballarag Ballarat Ballarat Amateur Radio Group Ballarat and Clarendon College Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative Ballarat and District Division of General Practice Ballarat and District Law Association Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School Ballarat Austin Radiation Oncology Centre Ballarat College of Advanced Education Ballarat Community Health Centre Ballarat District Nursing and Healthcare Ballarat Drag Racing Club Ballarat Fine Art Gallery Ballarat High School Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education Ballarat Learning Exchange Ballarat Materials Handling Equipment Ballarat Memorial Concert Band Ballarat Radio Model Flying Club Ballarat Roller Derby League Ballarat Secondary College Ballarat Secondary Schools Sports Association Ballarat, Victoria Ballarat, Victoria Ballard Ballard Ballard County

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