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World Heritage hopes for historic gold rush towns
The gold rush brought waves of immigration to Australia with people hoping to strike it lucky, and now the goldfields are on ...
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North strike gold in Ballarat
The North Melbourne Football Club formally entered a long-term regional partnership with the City of Ballarat this morning, with CEO Eugene Arocca signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Ballarat ...
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Vale Ewan Jones: the boy who became the architect of Sovereign Hill and beyond
Ewan Jones was always a Ballarat boy, from the time he studied at Ballarat High School with talented classmates Geoffrey ...
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Families remember Christmastown's history as gold mining, farming town with population of one
The gold diggers were optimistic the discovery would lead to the development of a goldfield like that of Ballarat ... researched the local history. "During the gold rush, Christmastown boasted ...
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The historic Ballarat Railway Station is getting a complete overhaul, arriving as soon as next year
Once considered the richest city in the world, Ballarat continues to offer a trove of attractions. The Victorian city is truly a thriving hub of activity, from its historic gold rush sites to bold ...
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By the time the gold rush hit ... Image courtesy of the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Photo credit Peter Freund. The Eureka Stockade is set against a history that spans millennia on Country.
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Ballarat art gallery's guitar exhibition set to boost music tourism in gold rush town
Now an art gallery in the regional Victorian city of Ballarat is hoping it has struck gold with a new exhibition ... tracing the instrument's history from its earliest incarnation to its shredding ...