Ararat (pop. 8300) lies on Mount Ararat. During the 1857 gold rush here, when the population of the town rapidly rose to 20,000, many Chinese prospectors made rich finds on the Canton Lead and were then driven away by white rivals. After the brief gold boom Ararat became the commercial center of a farming area (wool).

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