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EPISODE · Jan 25, 2026 · 20 MIN

Lost Children of the Victorian Goldfields

from Andrew's History Notes · host Andrew Parker

This podcast as well as the song 'Little Ones Lost' were produced by Andrew Parker 2026Fully revised and updated 28.1.2026Sources:Historical Newspaper Articles (Trove)"ANOTHER CHILD LOST." – Queanbeyan Age, 2 November 1867 1."THE CHILDREN LOST AT DAYLESFORD." – The Argus, 5 July 1867 2."THE LOST CHILDREN AT DAYLESFORD." – The Ararat and Pleasant Creek Advertiser, 5 July 1867 3."THE LOST CHILDREN FROM DAYLESFORD." – Geelong Advertiser, 17 September 1867 4."THE LOST CHILDREN OF DAYLESFORD." – Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers, 19 October 1867 5."THE LOST CHILDREN OF DAYLESFORD." – Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers, 26 October 1867 6.Academic and Socio-Historical Reports"Bush-lost children's place in new 'moral communities': the emergence of a cultural rite in colonial Victoria (and across Australia), 1850s–1890s" – Rural History, Cambridge University Press (2022) 7, 8."The Three Lost Children of Daylesford: A Comprehensive Socio-Historical Report on Colonial Tragedy and Cultural Memory" 9."The Tragedy of Jesse McIntosh: A Cultural and Historical Analysis of the 1867 Buninyong Disappearance" 10."Christine Cheater reviews Peter Pierce, Country of Lost Children" – Sociology.org 11."The Lost Boys of Daylesford" – Macquarie University (Media contribution regarding the ABC Radio National program) 12.Government and Local History Documents"City of Ballarat Roads and Open Space Historical Index" 13."Ballarat Roads & Open Space Index: History & Key Dates" – Studylib 14, 15."The Cornish Association of Victoria Inc. Ballarat Branch - Kernow Goth" (Newsletter, April 2023) 16."Aboriginal tracker" – Wikipedia 17.Blogs and Articles"Daylesford's Lost Boys" – Lost Magazine 29."The Lost Children" – Daylesford Macedon Life 30."The lost children of Daylesford" – Australian Geographic 31."Shepherd's Daughter's Grave, Lal Lal" – Hiking Fiasco 32."Lost Children's Tree" – Victoria's Forests & Bushfire Heritage 33.Short Documents/PDFs"Jesse McIntosh- The Lost Child of Buninyong.pdf" 39."The Shepherd’s Daughter’s Grave.pdf" (U3A Ballarat Hiking Group) 40.

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