A ghost story. The Moama correspondent of the Riverine Herald sends the following particulars of a ghostly sensation near the border town: – “About ten miles from Moama, on the east side of the line,
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Mauritius (before 1904)
“The Work of a Sorcerer” “Alacisterm” writes to the Bombay Gazette:- “In reference to the correspondent of the Madras Mail regarding the mysterious shower of stones at Arcot and elsewhere, I beg to be allowed
Continue ReadingAbingdon, Oxfordshire (1891)
Abingdon. A ghost scare. Once more is the peace of mind of the poorer townsfolk disturbed by the supposed reappearance of the Ock Street ghost, which caused so much alarm a few years ago. This
Continue ReadingDubbo, New South Wales, Australia (1894)
Coolbaggie Creek is in the vicinity of Rawsonville, to the NW of Dubbo. A Coalbaggie Mystery. About three years ago, Peter Stein, a hard-headed, practical, frugal German, sold property he possessed in the Wagga district,
Continue ReadingClifton, Queensland, Australia (1925)
Clifton “Ghost.” Mysterious knocking. A story reminiscent of the Guyra “ghost” incident has been received from Clifton. The facts as related are that for some considerable time the occupants of a certain house have been
Continue ReadingNorway (1952)
Not a ghost of a chance. Mail London Office. Ghosts cannot be used as an excuse for non-payment of income tax, the Governor of Troms (Norway) ruled. He refused to reduce the tax of a
Continue ReadingSydney, Australia (1949)
Mystery knocks baffle police and neighbours. A two hour investigation by four police and several neighbours failed to explain mysterious knockings which terrified two women and three children in a Mortdale cottage last night. In
Continue ReadingAdelong, New South Wales, Australia (1926)
‘Ghost’ in Adelong P.O. For some three or four days last week, the Postmaster at Adelong, Mr F. H. Percy was considerably disturbed by mysterious noises occurring in the dead of night, and just before
Continue ReadingPort Melbourne, Australia (1915)
Mystery Unsolved. Ghostly sounds again heard. Crowd waits for hours. No solution of the mystery of the uncanny noises heard at the cottage occupied by Mr William Eastwood, his wife and family, in Port Melbourne,
Continue ReadingBrunswick, Melbourne, Australia (1908)
Haunted house. Mysterious noises. Policemen puzzled. Melbourne, This Day. Extraordinary rappings, concussions and explosions have been occurring ina house at Brunswick for the past three weeks, and have been puzzling all the neighbourhood. The police
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