https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46912 Sydney Morning Herald articles on the midnineteenth- century goldfields of New South Wales. Whereas the first two focused on the identification of the anonymous author and his inexplicable disappearance, this article explores the implications of our serendipitous discovery of the author's alter ego. The man we knew as Dalton was actually Bartholomew Lloyd, who had had a very different previous life and a very different ancestry. And it was a name and life he returned to after nearly 30 years. But our story of an eminently respectable citizen who disappeared twice became much more. It took us beyond primarily issues of authorship attribution to important aspects of life in the colonial world of the second half of the nineteenth century. The period was one of extraordinary mobility, internationally and nationally. Mobility facilitated changes and concealment of identity, with their associated issues of responsibility and questionable morality. The story of Lloyd/Dalton is also yet another illustration of the ever-changing nature of historical knowledge.]]> Wed 07 Dec 2022 09:02:31 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28094 Sydney Morning Herald in the early 1860s were by the same author. Following a strong suggestion that this mystery author may have been Frederick Dalton, writings known to be by him were incorporated into the analysis. Since the only known writings of Dalton (until now) were mining reports, the stylistic analysis tests involved the comparison of writings in different genres. As well as a reporter, Dalton was a miner and geologist, in California as well as Australia, and subsequently a gold commissioner and mining warden in New South Wales. The identification of Dalton’s considerable goldfields writings has enabled us to learn more of one of the pioneers of gold mining in New South Wales.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:25:01 AEDT ]]>