South Australia
These public-text records carry a reviewed South Australia association. Locations describe narrative or source geography and must not be interpreted as verified supernatural distribution, habitat, frequency, or tourism guidance.
- Search-ready records
- 152
- Public sources
- 7
- States / territories
- 1
- Dated span
- 1878–2026
Map and place labels identify public-record context, not proof of an event or being.
Representative records — first 60
- ghost in Dead Man's Pass tree ghost#4082The 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…
- William Baker Ashton in Ghostly sightings#4041Governor 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…
- Ben Ellis in Ghostly sightings#4038pride 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…
- Frederick Carr in Ghostly sightings#4035once 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…
- haunted in Adelaide Arcade history#2715hat 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…
- ghost in Adelaide Arcade history#2714for 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…
- ghost in Adelaide Arcade history#2713in 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…
- ghost in Adelaide Arcade history#2712Adelaide’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.
- ghost in Adelaide Arcade history#2711The 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…
- Adelaide Gaol | Ghostly sightings#1147The source reports ghostly sightings at Adelaide Gaol and names several deceased inmates or officers associated with public ghost narratives at the site.
- invisible man in Old Adelaide Gaol invisible man#4135ABC 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…
- Haunted house sells for record price in Cowandilla#4052Haunted 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…
- Thirsty ghosts haunt Port Adelaide's pubs#4050Thirsty 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…
- Adelaide - Australia's most haunted town#4049Adelaide - 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…
- Adelaide - Australia's most haunted town#3985Adelaide - 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…
- Old Adelaide Gaol gives former-Crows captain the creeps#4240Old Adelaide Gaol gives former-Crows captain the creeps Old Adelaide Gaol gives former-Crows captain the creeps Old Adelaide Gaol gives former-Crows captain the creeps Old Adelaide Gaol gives former-Crows captain the cr…
- Gladstone Gaol caretakers hang up their keys as 'haunted' building succumbs to lack of volunteers and visitors#4065Gladstone Gaol caretakers hang up their keys as 'haunted' building succumbs to lack of volunteers and visitors - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News H…
- Ghost hunting in the Grand, one of SA's most haunted hotels#4014Ghost hunting in the Grand, one of SA's most haunted hotels - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News Home Ghost hunting in the Grand, one of SA's most ha…
- Poochera, South Australia 2016#30Public AYR report page for Poochera, South Australia 2016. Source-stated location: Poochera, South Australia. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: We were driving East to West Australia, our ut…
- Loxton, South Australia 2016#29Public AYR report page for Loxton, South Australia 2016. Source-stated location: Loxton, South Australia. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I was driving on the Loxton-Swan Reach Road. It’s…
- Adelaide Gaol guided tours return to historic site after long hiatus#4241Adelaide Gaol guided tours return to historic site after long hiatus Adelaide Gaol guided tours return to historic site after long hiatus Adelaide Gaol guided history tours return Adelaide Gaol tours return Historical t…
- TV ghost buster Ben Hansen investigates Adelaide's popular haunts#4053TV ghost buster Ben Hansen investigates Adelaide's popular haunts - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News Home TV ghost buster Ben Hansen investigates A…
- Sixth Creek - Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2015#28Public AYR report page for Sixth Creek - Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2015. Source-stated location: Sixth Creek - Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: During…
- Adelaide's notorious Z Ward asylum opens for after-dark ghost tours#4015Adelaide's notorious Z Ward asylum opens for after-dark ghost tours - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News Home Adelaide's notorious Z Ward asylum open…
- Wilpena Pound, South Australia 2014#27Public AYR report page for Wilpena Pound, South Australia 2014. Source-stated location: Wilpena Pound, South Australia (Flinders Ranges). Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I was searching fo…
- local ghost stories in Alison Oborn Adelaide Gaol ghost stories#4144ABC Conversations states that Alison Oborn validates or debunks local ghost stories and takes guided tours around the famous Adelaide Gaol, which is said to have some ghosts of its own.
- Paranormal investigator Alison Oborn has seen and heard very strange things#4252Paranormal investigator Alison Oborn has seen and heard very strange things Paranormal investigator Alison Oborn has seen and heard very strange things Paranormal investigator Alison Oborn has seen and heard very strang…
- Australia's Most Haunted#4024the railway tunnel. There are about 20 other locations in Picton, which are also haunted. And that's why Picton earns the gong as Australia's most haunted town. Rachael Kohn: Well jails, old jails and convict jails are…
- Gaol ghosts#4662Gaol ghosts Ghosts History Adelaide Gaol Australia Adelaide (S. Aust.) Trevor J. Porter Wednesday Press
- Roxby Downs, South Australia 1995#26Public AYR report page for Roxby Downs, South Australia 1995. Source-stated location: Roxby Downs, South Australia. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: 11 years old, Jarrod Nicholson, his mate…
- Yalata, South Australia 1993#25Public AYR report page for Yalata, South Australia 1993. Source-stated location: Yalata (West of), South Australia. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I was travelling with a mate with a load…
- Willunga, South Australia 1992#24Public AYR report page for Willunga, South Australia 1992. Source-stated location: Willunga, South of Adelaide. Event field: Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I was on a scout camp in the hope forest area, nea…
- magic man in Across Australia, volume 1#3070re now able to do the same. While we were with them, the leading rain-man performed a ceremony, and, within two days of the performance, there was a downpour — possibly associated with the fact that it was the usual tim…
- spirit in Across Australia, volume 1#3061which were deposited there. In our II LAKE EYRE REGION 21 camp at Tjantjiwanperta we slept every night at the base of a group of granite boulders (Fig. 10) which arose to mark the spot where certain of the mythic ancest…
- spirits in Across Australia, volume 1#3060an any of their purely human descendants, they not only created all the natural features — hills, rocks, mound springs, waterholes and creeks, which now form landmarks in the Urabunna country — but they actually peopled…
- spirits in Across Australia, volume 1#3059le wild dog spirits, a water-hen had little water-hen spirits — and, as they travelled over the country, being much more gifted than any of their purely human descendants, they not only created all the natural features…
- 1912 - Adelaide Chronicle Yowie Article#877Public AYR report page for 1912 - Adelaide Chronicle Yowie Article. Location cue from public page title/path: Adelaide, South Australia. Body excerpt retained for review: Adelaide Chronicle Yowie Article, October 1912
- spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales#3074e was one of themselves who liad come to life again. A similar l)elief was discovered at Port Lincoln, South Australia, in 1846, by Mr. Schiirmann, who says, " they certainly ))elieve in tlie i)re-existence of the souls…
- spirit in The Northern Tribes of Central Australia#3289nce, such as those connected with initiation, there is a fundamental agreement amongst all of the tribes in the centre — that is, those who occupy the country from Lake Eyre to the Gulf of Carpentaria. (2) In all of the…
- 1902 - Bathurst Free press#690Public AYR report page for 1902 - Bathurst Free press. Location cue from public page title/path: South Australia, South Australia. Body excerpt retained for review: Considerable interest is being taken in certain circle…
- ghosts in The Australian Race, volume 2#1978rk - - moaba. Blacks? Cold - - pyala. I don't know - yaminthe. Heat - - pookara. Plenty - muma. Day . - pirrea. Big - - Kight- - molthe. Little - - meenya. Fire - - knrla. Dead - - kukabuk. Water Smoke - koppe. - pooya.…
- spirit in The Australian Race, volume 1#1893to the execution of works of art. It was discovered in 1882, or thereabouts, that the Blacks to the westward of Lake Eyre, on the Musgrave Ranges, and, it is believed, in some other portions of Central Australia, wear a…
- devil in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3593air. He bit a piece off the end, but with the same result. .He bit a piece more off, but again failed to obtain water. He repeated the same experiment ; but to reach the water now he ,had to bend his head aud shoulders…
- giant in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3592e giant Brit-ngeal had carried her off. He tracked the giant, and found the partially eaten body of his wife. Close by was a deep narrow-mouthed cave, out of Which the giant got . water, and beside it lay the long drink…
- giant in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3591oast of MacDonnell Bay. Tlie Eiul of the Last of the Giants. A man while out hunting l^f t his wife at a temporary camping- place. On his return he saw traces which led him to conclude that the giant Brit-ngeal had carr…
- giant in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3590drown the woman. The sea advanced, covered his beautiful land, and destroyed the offending woman. It returned no more to its former bed, and thus formed the present coast of MacDonnell Bay. Tlie Eiul of the Last of the…
- giant in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3589umberland (Kinneang) and his left towards Green Point, raised liis aims above his head, and in a giant voice called upon the sea to come and drown the woman. The sea advanced, covered his beautiful land, and destroyed t…
- giant in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3588, and in a loud voice commanded the thief to come down. Trembling, she obeyed, and pleaded for her life. He was relentless, and told her he would drown her for robbing him. Filled with rage he seated himself on the gras…
- giant in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3587existence is considered a token of friendship, and makes peace with their warlike brethren. The widow is, however, sometimes given in marriage to some lover, who promises to give his sister in exchange. ^ ••-^>^i)G>k^«*…
- supernatural in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3586gi for having been a party to enticing away our poor black boy, thereby depri\dng D of his native tutor. We learned afterwards that he appeared exceedingly surprised on his master's reading the letter and reprimanding h…
- devil in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3585rly Events — First Ship at Rivoli Bay 25 First Cattle and Horses seen by natives 26 How Fire was Obtained 16 Last of the Giants 23 Origin of MacDonnell Bay 22 Origin of the Kangaroo 15 The First Blacks 14 Tennateona, or…
- devil in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3584repeated the same experiment ; but to reach the water now he ,had to bend his head aud shoulders right down into the hole. ,In doing so he exposed his only weak part to the watcher in the tree, who jumped down, struck h…
- devil in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3583ix. PART FIRST. Habits and Customs — Birth of Children 5 Death and Burial 8 Marriage 3 Treatment of Widows 12 Traditions and Lboends, Early Events — First Ship at Rivoli Bay 25 First Cattle and Horses seen by natives 26…
- ghost in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3582d). One of them asked me, "Did you hear it y" I said? " Ko. We were in Scotland at .the time, far, far from this "country.** ** Oh," she exclaimed, clasping her hands, ** we "were all frightened ; the ground shook ; we…
- ghost in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3581ornamental carving. Eoo-en — ^A heavy barbed spear. Kan-a — ^A straight heavy dub. Koom-bine — ^A lever for throwing a spear. Eaar — ^A sharp-edged club. Ean-a — A club, the lubra*s yam stick. Eetum-ketum — A boomerang.…
- spirit in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3580arve. In tne Institution they had a a home, and in God a friend. A few soothing words restored their calmness. Every week made the fact more apparent that Emma was drawing near to her last home. She did not require to b…
- spirit in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3579even this humble believer. All that were present were in profound silence, and I trust that God's Spirit was in the midst of us. In such language a9 this I sought to give the glory to God — " Lord, Thou art " here ; my…
- spirit in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3578rious vision to present itself to him. Bobby raised himself to a sitting posture, and his eyes were apparently becoming dim, but with a smiling countenance he exclaimed to me, "Me see Him — ^me see Him!" The lovely imag…
- spirit in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3577thering buttercups and other wild flowers. Eyery accustomed haunt brought to their memories some past scene ; so they naturally directed their footsteps towards the small fresh graye where they had seen her interred. Mr…
- spirit in The Booandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines#3576render her the last little service, by supplying her at her request with a glass of water. To her last fareweU she added the request that her father woidd speak to all her companions frequenUy of the SOUTH AXT8TRALIA1T…
This collection contains 152 search-ready records. The complete record set remains discoverable through the paginated public record index.