Ghost stories to take into retirement. Mysterious circles etched on the floor of a Sherborne cottage are just one of the memories builder Harold Wisdom will take into his second retirement. Mr Wisdom was gutting
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Pretoria, South Africa (1928)
Pretoria. Strange story from Pretoria. Cape Town, October 13. Remarkable ghost stories are reported from a farmer living ten miles from Pretoria. Stones have been flung into the house apparently through the walls, while a
Continue ReadingPiccadilly, London (1954)
Poltergeist pranks in Piccadilly? London (A.A.P.) Tenants in London’s fashionable Burlington Arcade in Piccadilly are wondering if the arcade has become the home of poltergeists, the “Daily Telegraph” said yesterday. Scotland Yard detectives, after an
Continue ReadingKrugersdorp, South Africa (1933)
Ghost plays tricks. Disturbs beds and throws stones. Strange tales have been told about ghosts, and in particular about the variety known as “goelery.” Mr Fraus du Toit, of the Krugersdorp district, tells of one
Continue ReadingManselton, Swansea (1918)
Hot cinders from —? A Manselton Spook. Mysterious happenings in a house. A very mysterious affair, which has during the past few days attracted considerable numbers of people to the neighbourhood of Manselton, is the
Continue ReadingGlen Barra, New South Wales, Australia (1901)
Stone-throwing Mystery. A somewhat sensational and extraordinary case of systematic stone-throwing is reported from Glen Barra, about 20 miles to the east of Manilla. The house attacked is that of Mr Andrew Michie, boundary rider
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Bush Mystery Will-o’-the-Wisp Stone-thrower Armed searchers defied Closing in on space Glen Innes, Saturday. There have been strange happenings at the residence of William Bower, a ganger in the employ of the Guyra Shire. The
Continue ReadingEpworth, Lincolnshire (1715)
https://archive.org/details/newsfrominvisib00morsgoog/page/n11/mode/1up?q=%22strange+knocking%22 News from the invisible world! Letters concerning some supernatural disturbances at the house of Mr Samuel Wesley, senior, at Epworth, in Lincolnshire. Letter 1. To Mr Samuel Wesley, jun., from his Mother. Jan. 12th,
Continue ReadingHertford, Hertfordshire (1993)
From ‘Haunted Hertford’ video (Graham Wyley and Keith Morbey), 1996. Sheffield Pharmacy, Fore Street, Hertford. Strange sounds have been heard, and things have moved of their own accord. Graham Wyley asked Pat what she had
Continue ReadingBroken Hill, New South Wales, Australia (1919)
A ghost at Broken Hill. Bed dancing in mid air. Strange knockings heard. Questions answered by taps. Tenant tells the story. (From The Barrier Miner.) As reported in the Last Edition of The Miner on
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