Stories from all states. More than 700 true stories. A first for Australia. Great for armchair or actual travel Tour information. A wonderful, spooky, funny read From the Min Min lights of the outback to angry convicts and kind grey nurses, Australia is teeming with souls who, it seems, have not quite departed this earthly life. You'll meet them all in this wonderful collection of more than 700 true ghost stories gathered first-hand and from reported sources in 500 locations across Australia, from Cape York to Port Arthur and Sydney to Perth. Whether they are spooky, vengeful, kind, wistful, m... View More...
Why are the Min Min lights so mysterious? Is there really a Tasmanian bunyip? Where is Australia’s most haunted house or most haunted town? These stories range from poltergeists in tunnels beneath Sydney to ghost ships and spooky goings-on in disused gaols and historic penal settlements. There are yowies, a rash of ghosts in the nation’s capital, haunted shipwrecks, a glowing cross, a knife-throwing phantom and a variety of wandering beasties who infest the swamps, forests and highlands of Australia. Complete with full-colour photographs, illustrations and a comprehensive list of ghost tou... View More...
Many of these historical accounts of spectral hauntings and strange happenings were documented in early Australian newspapers and have been accurately transcribed in the pages of this book. These ghostly sightings will challenge even the most ardent sceptic. Many of these chilling events remain largely unexplained to this day. Murder and mayhem, mystifying mysteries, haunted houses, ghostly goldfields, shocking tragedies, pestering poltergeists, strange and bizarre happenings - they are all included. Many of the historical ghost tales in this book have been forgotten through the passing of tim... View More...