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Ballarat is a city in central Victoria which came to prominence during the goldrush era in Australia. The actual word "Ballarat" is thought to be derived from two words of the local Wauthaurong tribe, "balla" meaning elbow or possibly reclining on the elbow, and "arat" meaning place. This is believed to refer to the fact that the indigenous people formed a camp by the swampland now known as Lake Wendouree.

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