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The Destination Ballarat Landing Page offers links to a range of posts about Ballarat.

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Ballarat, the Golden City of Australia

collage of two images: left = 1890 Fine Art Gallery; right = 1888 Mining Exchange collage of two images: left = 1851 Gold Monument; right = 1854 Eureka Memorial Flag
1890 Fine Art Gallery
1888 Mining Exchange
1851 Gold Monument
1854 Eureka Memorial Flag

Decided to visit Ballarat ( ** aka ‘Ballaarat’ ), or considering a visit there sometime soon?

Here is my first Ballarat Post, about a completely unique old-Ballaarat experience, that makes a real connection with the rich heritage of this regional City.

More Posts for Ballaarat are in our ‘backlog’; once ready, they will be listed below to help you.

** Ballaarat, the historical name for Ballarat = “balla” + “arat” – the local Wadawurrung words for “resting place”.

Travelling Back in Time on a Heritage Steam Train to Ballarat

a collage of three images showing Steamrail Steam Engines at Ballarat: top = K153 steaming between Lal Lal and Ballarat; bottom-left = A2 986 arriving into Ballarat Station Platform 1; bottom-right = A2 986 in front of the Station Clock Tower

Who isn’t captivated by the sound and sight of a heritage Steam Train? Ride these rails along the path of Australia’s first inland railway, opened in 1862, to the then booming gold rush City of Ballaarat….

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