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The Lost Children of Daylesford

AUSTRALIA’S HISTORY has many tragic chapters, and we commemorate these events with monuments, exhibitions and public services. Perhaps the strangest memorial in Australia is the Three Lost Children Walk, located on the outskirts of Daylesford, a historic goldmining town 108km drive north-west of Melbourne, Victoria.

The 30km return walking trail follows the approximate route of three young

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