Family Ghosts. Interesting German Case. Australian Press Association. Berlin, November 21. The interesting question whether a tenant has the right to keep family ghosts at present is before the Civil Court. The ghost of an
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Clifton, 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 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 ReadingSouthsea, Hampshire (1923)
Tale of a timepiece Mysterious movement in a Southsea house. Most people have read of household furniture and fittings being moved by unseen hands. Though there is no longer a general belief in spooks and
Continue ReadingBrigg, Lincolnshire (1928)
Strange rappings. Presbytery haunted by a ghost. Curious noises have recently been heard in a block of buildings attached to the Presbytery, the residence of the Roman Catholic priest at Brigg, Lincs., and they have
Continue ReadingBorley, Essex (1920s)
Seance held in haunted house. Mysterious rappings in the rectory of Borley. ‘Former Rector’. How questions were asked and answered. From our special correspondent. Long Melford, Friday. An informal seance at the “haunted” Borley rectory
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The Psychic Girl. 67 phenomena in one day. The flying stiletto. Amazing psychic phenomena associated with a little Rumanian peasant girl, Eleonore Zugun, who now lives in the flat of Countess Wassilko in Vienna were
Continue ReadingBo’ness (Borrowstounness), Falkirk (1920)
Haunted house in Bo’ness. Pictures that move on the wall. Mysterious rappings. Bo’ness, Saturday. Bo’ness is perplexed and mystified at inexplicable recurrences going on in a certain dwelling-house in the very heart of the burgh.
Continue ReadingCounty Wicklow (1929)
Cowled Man Mystery. Irish story of apparition with luminous face. Ghost layers fail. The “Irish Independent” yesterday published details of a ghost story which has been startling a large part of County Wicklow for a
Continue ReadingEmsworth, Hampshire (1874)
Fifty Years Ago, Nov. 17, 1874. Freaks of a Ghost. A correspondent writes: “Emsworth has for the past nine or ten days been in quite a state of excitement on account of the nocturnal visits
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