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23 December, 2025
When Ararat let loose the sparrows, history took flight
ARARAT has many claims to fame, yet one of its most curious moments unfolded not with gold or grand speeches, but with a flutter of feathers from a hotel balcony in Barkly Street. In 1867, long before hashtags or heritage plaques, a crowd gathered outside the former Bull & Mouth Hotel to witness the ceremonial release of 14 English house sparrows. The birds were launched into the Ararat sky with great optimism and no small amount of civic pride.
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