AUSFIGURESPUBLIC-TEXT ARCHIVEARCHIVE INDEX MODE
SOURCE PERIOD

2000-2026

This collection groups search-ready public-text records assigned to 2000-2026. Counts reflect source survival, collection coverage, publication patterns, and archive coding rather than real-world supernatural frequency.

Search-ready records
712
Public sources
20
States / territories
8
Dated span
2000–2026

Representative records — first 60

  1. Ghost of Kelly Steps in Ghost of Kelly Steps#40952026 / National Trust and ABC public pages / TAS / Ghost LegendsABC Hobart Drive's Tasmanian urban myths transcript includes a listener reference to the Ghost of Kelly Steps. Lyndon Riggall responded that he had heard the story, had lived in the Battery Point area, and had been told…
  2. Ghost Tour in Point Cook Homestead Ghost Tour#40942026 / National Trust and ABC public pages / VIC / Ghost LegendsNational Trust Australian Heritage Festival page lists Point Cook Homestead Ghost Tour. It describes the home of the Chirnside family and says visitors discover the 1850s homestead, outbuildings and family secrets on a…
  3. Ghost Tour in Altona Homestead Ghost Tour#40932026 / National Trust and ABC public pages / VIC / Ghost LegendsNational Trust Australian Heritage Festival page lists Altona Homestead Ghost Tour and says this particular homestead has had a long reputation for hauntings and has been the centre of paranormal investigations. The Lan…
  4. Paranormal Nights at Old Government House#40902026 / National Trust and ABC public pages / NSW / Ghost LegendsParanormal Nights at Old Government House – National Trust National Trust Toggle navigation Open Search Form Select State Join Donate EventNew South WalesParanormal Nights at Old Government House Paranormal Nights at Ol…
  5. Dark Ghost Tours - Afterlife Tales of the Hobart Convict Penitentiary#40882026 / National Trust and ABC public pages / TAS / Ghost LegendsDark Ghost Tours - Afterlife Tales of the Hobart Convict Penitentiary – National Trust National Trust Toggle navigation Open Search Form Select State Join Donate EventTasmaniaDark Ghost Tours – Afterlife Tales of the Ho…
  6. ghost in Dead Man's Pass tree ghost#40822026 / Town of Gawler Council / SA / Ghost LegendsThe Town of Gawler self-drive tour states that Gawler Terrace passes the famous area known as Dead Man's Pass. The history behind the name came from Colonel Light and his surveyor discovering a body in a tree. The PDF a…
  7. ghost in Mix 104.9 FM studios ghost#40802026 / Territory Stories / NT / Ghost LegendsThe Northern Territory News item reported that announcers would be joined by Darwin's Most Haunted, broadcasting to find the ghosts haunting the building. It added that the ghost haunting the Mix 104.9 FM studios gets t…
  8. William Baker Ashton in Ghostly sightings#40412026 / Adelaide Gaol / SA / Ghost and Apparition AccountsGovernor William Baker Ashton. William Baker Ashton was the first Governor of the Adelaide Gaol and despite being a reasonably fair man, he was accused of wrong-doing. The ensuing scandal is said to have hastened his de…
  9. Ben Ellis in Ghostly sightings#40382026 / Adelaide Gaol / SA / Ghost and Apparition Accountspride in his work and approached each task with complete professionalism and never questioned the right or wrong of his profession until 30 December 1873, when he was required to hang a female prisoner, Elizabeth Woolco…
  10. Frederick Carr in Ghostly sightings#40352026 / Adelaide Gaol / SA / Ghost and Apparition Accountsonce wandered its halls. Frederick Carr. Frederick 'Fred' Carr was hanged at Adelaide Gaol on 12 November 1929 for the murder of his wife, Maude. He protested his innocence, even up until the final moments before his de…
  11. The spooky Aussie folklore of Fisher's Ghost#39802026 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / NSW / Ghost and Apparition AccountsThe spooky Aussie folklore of Fisher's Ghost The Legend of Fisher’s Ghost is one of Australia’s most intriguing tales of folklore. The Legend of Fisher’s Ghost is one of Australia’s most intriguing tales of folklore. Or…
  12. haunted in Adelaide Arcade history#27152026 / Adelaide Arcade / SA / Ghost and Apparition Accountshat include the Adelaide Arcade on their travels are available. As these tours change over time, we recommend searching for tours that suit your personal interests and availability. Ghost Tours Adelaide’s Haunted Horizo…
  13. ghost in Adelaide Arcade history#27142026 / Adelaide Arcade / SA / Ghost and Apparition Accountsfor the Children’s University, your free Children’s History Tour brochure is waiting for you at the museum right now! Guided Tours A number of independent guided walking tours that include the Adelaide Arcade on their t…
  14. ghost in Adelaide Arcade history#27132026 / Adelaide Arcade / SA / Ghost and Apparition Accountsin at the Rundle Mall entrance moved homes many times before finally coming to rest in its current location? The Balconette at the Grenfell Street end was designed as an orchestral gallery where bands played, and grand…
  15. ghost in Adelaide Arcade history#27122026 / Adelaide Arcade / SA / Ghost and Apparition AccountsAdelaide’s Haunted Horizons has exclusive access to the Adelaide Arcade after dark… Join them to learn about Adelaide Arcade’s darker past, discover who our resident ghost is, and why he’s here.
  16. ghost in Adelaide Arcade history#27112026 / Adelaide Arcade / SA / Ghost and Apparition AccountsThe uniqueness of the Adelaide Arcade doesn’t reside solely with the retailers. Did you know the Arcade has its own Coat of Arms, visible beneath the domes? Or that the fountain at the Rundle Mall entrance moved homes m…
  17. The ghost of Governor Fiddimont#11522026 / J Ward Ararat / VIC / Ghost and Apparition AccountsThe source recounts a J Ward guide's story about Governor George Fiddimont and reports footsteps associated with the Old Underground Kitchen after Fiddimont's death at the gaol.
  18. Ghost Tours at Port Arthur - Off Season Tasmania 2026#11512026 / Port Arthur Historic Site / TAS / Ghost LegendsThe source describes Port Arthur ghost tours as public place-linked ghost-story circulation associated with the historic site.
  19. Ghost! What Ghosts? Night Tour at Old Melbourne Gaol#11502026 / National Trust Victoria / VIC / Ghost LegendsThe source reports a public night tour at Old Melbourne Gaol focused on ghost narratives and haunted prison stories.
  20. Hobart Penitentiary - Paranormal Investigation#11492026 / National Trust Tasmania / TAS / Ghost and Apparition AccountsThe source describes a public paranormal-investigation event at Hobart Penitentiary and associates the site with haunted convict-era narratives.
  21. Dark Ghost Tours - Afterlife Tales of the Hobart Convict Penitentiary#11482026 / National Trust Tasmania / TAS / Ghost LegendsThe source presents Hobart Convict Penitentiary as the setting for public afterlife and ghost-tour narratives tied to the convict-era site.
  22. Adelaide Gaol | Ghostly sightings#11472026 / Adelaide Gaol / SA / Ghost LegendsThe source reports ghostly sightings at Adelaide Gaol and names several deceased inmates or officers associated with public ghost narratives at the site.
  23. Ghost Tour - Port Arthur Historic Site#11412026 / Port Arthur Historic Site / TAS / Ghost LegendsThe Port Arthur public page describes lantern-lit ghost tours and documented ghost stories associated with the historic site since 1870.
  24. Yowie#12026 / English Wikipedia / Hairy Humanoid and Wild-Person AccountsThe Yowie is one of several names for an Australian folklore entity that is reputed to live in the Outback. The creature has origins in Aboriginal oral history.
  25. Tiwi Islands prepare for Cyclone Fina#42572025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / NSW / Ghost Legendshe town as a trial location to expand Hospital in the Home services to include mental health care. Reporter: Charles Rushforth (Kempsey) Historic cemeteries are often a haven for flora and fauna affected by urban expans…
  26. Melbourne sites with horrific histories embrace a little spookiness this Halloween#42422025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / VIC / Ghost LegendsMelbourne sites with horrific histories embrace a little spookiness this Halloween Melbourne sites with horrific histories embrace a little spookiness this Halloween Former Melbourne jail with a horrific history gets sp…
  27. Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia#42362025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / TAS / Ghost Legendsional Australia Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia New research from the University of New England has pointed to a rise in 'dark tourism' in regional and rural…
  28. Tiwi Islands prepare for Cyclone Fina#42352025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / NSW / Ghost Legendsive mental health treatment at home. NSW Health has chosen the town as a trial location to expand Hospital in the Home services to include mental health care. Reporter: Charles Rushforth (Kempsey) Historic cemeteries ar…
  29. Australia's most haunted house goes up for sale#42332025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Ghost LegendsAustralia's most haunted house goes up for sale Australia's most haunted house goes up for sale Australia's most haunted house goes up for sale Australia's most haunted house goes up for sale A Victorian-era manor that…
  30. mimih spirit in Djimubarn mimih spirit rock art context#41812025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Traditional NarrativesABC Education's public transcript for This Place: Djimubarn says a rock-art image looks like a mimih spirit, discusses a human figure and man's face in the shelter, and says some of the very old paintings were maybe don…
  31. ghost stories in Graham Seal Australian ghost stories#41572025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Descriptive Belief RecordsABC Radio Perth's WA Afternoons listed Emeritus Professor of Folklore at Curtin University Graham Seal discussing real and perplexing phenomena in Australia and his book Best Australian Ghost Stories: Spine-chilling tal…
  32. ghost stories in Tamar Valley Tales ghost stories#41562025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Descriptive Belief RecordsABC Hobart reported that Tamar Valley resident Jodie Lee had started Tamar Valley Tales, a blog with Tasmanian history ranging from folklore to ghost stories and extending beyond the Tamar Valley from small bites of hid…
  33. Ghost stories in Port Arthur ghost stories#41532025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / TAS / Ghost LegendsABC Hobart's Afternoons program listed Jake Bradshaw, Guiding Manager at Port Arthur, in a segment titled Ghost stories from one of Australia's most haunted places, with Port Arthur presented as the source-stated haunte…
  34. Alice Maria King in Piermont Alice Maria King ghost story#41392025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / TAS / Ghost LegendsABC Tasmania's interview with Noel Stanley of the Glamorgan Spring Bay Historical Society says Piermont was home to a story in which a little girl repeatedly went upstairs to play with a family and then asked for a doct…
  35. brother's spirit in Iolanthe spirit contact in Port Phillip Bay#41332025 / State Library Victoria / VIC / Descriptive Belief RecordsState Library Victoria recounts that in 1883 two brothers went out on the boat Iolanthe into Port Phillip Bay and never returned. Their spiritualist parents employed the medium George Spriggs, who reportedly made contac…
  36. Yowie in Litchfield National Park yowie speculation#40752025 / Territory Stories / NT / Rumour AccountsI am wookiee hear me roar Tales of Bigfoot, Yowies and the Hairy Man have long been rumoured in the Territory. Now, one visitor to Litchfield National Park reports of hearing 'Wookiee-like screams' have caught the atten…
  37. The 'haunted' historic houses of Tasmania's east coast#40672025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / TAS / Ghost Legendsute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Play Duration: 9 minutes 9m Brought to you by 936 ABC Hobart Presented by Mel Bush Tasmania's east coast is rich with stories of ghosts said to haunt th…
  38. Tour guide shares ghost stories and chilling experiences from Port Arthur Historic Site#40482025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / TAS / Ghost and Apparition AccountsTour guide shares ghost stories and chilling experiences from Port Arthur Historic Site - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program:…
  39. Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia#39942025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / VIC / Ghost and Apparition AccountsDark tourism on the rise in regional Australia New research from the University of New England has pointed to a rise in 'dark tourism' in regional and rural Australia, with some towns choosing to bank on notoriety to at…
  40. Small town behind Australia's 'most haunted house' hopes next buyer will honour legacy#39752025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / NSW / Ghost and Apparition AccountsSmall town behind Australia's 'most haunted house' hopes next buyer will honour legacy A Victorian-era manor that hosts ghost tours and promotes itself as Australia's most haunted house is on the market for the first ti…
  41. Tour guide shares ghost stories and chilling experiences from Port Arthur Historic Site#39662025 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / TAS / Ghost and Apparition AccountsTour guide shares ghost stories and chilling experiences from Port Arthur Historic Site The Port Arthur Historic Site ghost tour manager shares some chilling experiences visitors have reported. It's known as one of Aust…
  42. Hobart Drive#42372024 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / TAS / Ghost Legendsyou want to win tickets to the opening night of the Dark Mofo Winter Feast? Listen to Drive with Lucy Breaden this week! On Drive, Monday May 27: Is it ever ok to drop in on a friend, without notice, while passing by th…
  43. Nightlife - Yowies and Bunyips and Australia's mythical history uncovered, expedition cruising for travel and water myths debunked#42202024 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Hairy Humanoid and Wild-Person AccountsNightlife - Yowies and Bunyips and Australia's mythical history uncovered, expedition cruising for travel and water myths debunked Nightlife - Yowies and Bunyips and Australia's mythical history uncovered, expedition cr…
  44. The Mythical Creatures of Australia#42192024 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Hairy Humanoid and Wild-Person AccountsThe Mythical Creatures of Australia The Mythical Creatures of Australia The Mythical Creatures of Australia The Mythical Creatures of Australia Nightlife explores the heart of Australia's mythical creatures, its cultura…
  45. invisible man in Old Adelaide Gaol invisible man#41352024 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / SA / Ghost LegendsABC Listen's 2024 item Unexplained stories from the Old Adelaide Gaol says places where bad things happened can retain unsettling energy. It says Gary Joyce from National Parks and Wildlife Service SA shared stories fro…
  46. Crowther's Christmas ghost in Crowther's Christmas ghost at Spencer Street#41322024 / State Library Victoria / VIC / Retellings and AdaptationsState Library Victoria discusses Edward Dyson's Australian Christmas ghost-story setting and says Crowther's Christmas ghost begins with Crowther throwing his luggage at a porter at Spencer Street before embarking on a…
  47. cranky woman in Old Government House staircase whisper#41312024 / National Trust of Australia (NSW) / NSW / Ghost LegendsNational Trust NSW says Old Government House runs kid-friendly ghost tours and that on one tour two twelve-year-old boys had their photo taken on the stairs and heard a cranky woman whispering in their ears, "get off th…
  48. little girl in Old Government House little girl by the tree#41302024 / National Trust of Australia (NSW) / NSW / Ghost LegendsNational Trust NSW says Rodney Holman has led ghost tours at Old Government House for 12 years. He describes a tree in Parramatta Park near Old Government House that consistently lights up a Ghost Meter, and says a few…
  49. Elsie White in Saumarez Homestead Elsie White ghost#41292024 / National Trust of Australia (NSW) / NSW / Ghost LegendsNational Trust NSW asks whether Saumarez Homestead is haunted and quotes Sally-Anne Prado describing curious moments when the upstairs occupant made its presence felt. The page says the ghost likes to sit on beds, occas…
  50. Mary in Old Government House Mary apparition#41282024 / National Trust of Australia (NSW) / NSW / Ghost LegendsNational Trust NSW says Old Government House has spooky stories including footsteps, cigar smoke, and multiple sightings of a woman in period costume standing at the bottom of the grand staircase. The page says staff ha…
  51. Lady in Black in Woodford Academy Lady in Black#41272024 / National Trust of Australia (NSW) / NSW / Ghost LegendsNational Trust NSW reports that another local myth around Woodford Academy concerns Mary James' daughter Caroline, known as the Lady in Black. The page connects Caroline's tragic local history with reports that the Lady…
  52. Lady in White in Woodford Academy Lady in White#41262024 / National Trust of Australia (NSW) / NSW / Ghost LegendsNational Trust NSW says Woodford Academy is the oldest complex of colonial buildings in the Blue Mountains and that local myth suggests the house may be visited by two female ghosts. The first is known as the Lady in Wh…
  53. Old Zincy and other tall tales: Tasmania's weirdest urban myths#40922024 / National Trust and ABC public pages / TAS / Ghost LegendsIs the Big Penguin really a sarcophagus containing mummified human remains? And what town in Tassie has the most ghosts? Lucy Breaden explores some of Tasmania's strangest and creepiest urban myths with writer and teach…
  54. Old Zincy and other tall tales: Tasmania's weirdest urban myths#40912024 / National Trust and ABC public pages / TAS / Ghost Legendst and creepiest urban myths with writer and teacher Lyndon Riggall. Credits Lucy Breaden, Presenter David Reilly, Producer Image Details Mythical moths, ghosts and tall tales abound across Tasmania.(ABC News) Program:Mo…
  55. Haunted house sells for record price in Cowandilla#40522024 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / SA / Ghost and Apparition AccountsHaunted house sells for record price in Cowandilla - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Haunted house sells for record price…
  56. Thirsty ghosts haunt Port Adelaide's pubs#40502024 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / SA / Ghost and Apparition AccountsThirsty ghosts haunt Port Adelaide's pubs - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Thirsty ghosts haunt Port Adelaide's pubs Sou…
  57. Adelaide - Australia's most haunted town#40492024 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / SA / Ghost and Apparition AccountsAdelaide - Australia's most haunted town - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Adelaide - Australia's most haunted town Sourc…
  58. Adelaide - Australia's most haunted town#39852024 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / SA / Ghost and Apparition AccountsAdelaide - Australia's most haunted town Adelaide, South Australia is considered Australia's most haunted town, while North Kapunda Hotel is Australia's most haunted pub. Halloween sets a spooky scene for paranormal act…
  59. Track: The Search for Australia's Bigfoot | Conspiracy | Unexplained | Full English Documentary#8172024 / Internet Archive / Hairy Humanoid and Wild-Person AccountsPublic Internet Archive metadata record matching 'Yowie'. Media type: movies. Location signal is figure-associated region (Australia), not a verified event place. Description excerpt: After his own horrifying encounters…
  60. Ep 114 The Yowie#8132024 / Internet Archive / Hairy Humanoid and Wild-Person AccountsPublic Internet Archive metadata record matching 'Yowie'. Media type: audio. Location signal is figure-associated region (Australia), not a verified event place. Description excerpt: The Yowie, and its similar versions…

This collection contains 712 search-ready records. The complete record set remains discoverable through the paginated public record index.