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Ararat, Australia
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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A municipal town of Ripon county, Victoria, Australia, 1 3 0 m. by rail W.N.W. of Melbourne. Pop. (1901) 35 8 0. It lies at an elevation of 1028 ft. towards the western extremity of the Great Dividing range. It is the commercial centre of the north-western grain and wool-producing district and is also noted for its quartz and alluvial gold-mines. Excellent wine is made, and flour-milling, leather-working, brick and candle making and soap-boiling are the chief industries. The district also yields the best timber in great quantity. Granite, bluestone, limestone and slate abound in the neighbourhood.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ararat, Australia'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ararat-australia.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ararat, Australia'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ararat-australia.html. 1910.
