▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ber gen ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Norwegian ▁ge olog ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Norwegian ▁ge olog ists ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Ber gen <0x0A> </s> ▁Ball an ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁Australia ▁located ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁Wer ri be e ▁River , ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Melbourne . ▁At ▁the ▁, ▁Ball an ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁administrative ▁centre ▁for ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Mo or ab ool ▁local ▁government ▁area . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Gold ▁R ush , ▁it ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁st aging ▁point ▁for ▁coach es ▁trav elling ▁to ▁the ▁Ball ar at ▁gold fields . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁area ▁around ▁Ball an ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁trib al ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁W auth ar ong ▁people , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁K ul in ▁nation . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁rich ▁in ▁fa una , ▁including ▁k ang ar oo , ▁k ang ar oo ▁r ats , ▁band ico ots , ▁d ing os , ▁and ▁two ▁species ▁of ▁native ▁cat . ▁Many ▁species ▁had ▁van ished ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁with ▁European ▁settlement . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁European ▁sett lers ▁crossed ▁Bass ▁Stra it ▁landing ▁near ▁Ge el ong ▁and ▁worked ▁their ▁way ▁up ▁the ▁Mo or ab ool ▁River ▁with ▁their ▁sheep ▁f lock