Tasmania
These public-text records carry a reviewed Tasmania association. Locations describe narrative or source geography and must not be interpreted as verified supernatural distribution, habitat, frequency, or tourism guidance.
- Search-ready records
- 165
- Public sources
- 7
- States / territories
- 1
- Dated span
- 1874–2026
Map and place labels identify public-record context, not proof of an event or being.
Representative records — first 60
- Ghost of Kelly Steps in Ghost of Kelly Steps#4095ABC 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…
- Dark Ghost Tours - Afterlife Tales of the Hobart Convict Penitentiary#4088Dark 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…
- Ghost Tours at Port Arthur - Off Season Tasmania 2026#1151The source describes Port Arthur ghost tours as public place-linked ghost-story circulation associated with the historic site.
- Hobart Penitentiary - Paranormal Investigation#1149The source describes a public paranormal-investigation event at Hobart Penitentiary and associates the site with haunted convict-era narratives.
- Dark Ghost Tours - Afterlife Tales of the Hobart Convict Penitentiary#1148The source presents Hobart Convict Penitentiary as the setting for public afterlife and ghost-tour narratives tied to the convict-era site.
- Ghost Tour - Port Arthur Historic Site#1141The Port Arthur public page describes lantern-lit ghost tours and documented ghost stories associated with the historic site since 1870.
- Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia#4236ional 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…
- Ghost stories in Port Arthur ghost stories#4153ABC 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…
- Alice Maria King in Piermont Alice Maria King ghost story#4139ABC 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…
- The 'haunted' historic houses of Tasmania's east coast#4067ute, 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…
- Tour guide shares ghost stories and chilling experiences from Port Arthur Historic Site#4048Tour 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:…
- Tour guide shares ghost stories and chilling experiences from Port Arthur Historic Site#3966Tour 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…
- Hobart Drive#4237you 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…
- Old Zincy and other tall tales: Tasmania's weirdest urban myths#4092Is 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…
- Old Zincy and other tall tales: Tasmania's weirdest urban myths#4091t 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…
- Christmas Hills Reserve, Tasmania 2024#43Public AYR report page for Christmas Hills Reserve, Tasmania 2024. Source-stated location: Christmas Hills Reserve, Tasmania (Near Elizabeth Town). Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: All righ…
- 'What is ethical and appropriate?': Should ghost tours be allowed at a former Tasmanian asylum?#3986'What is ethical and appropriate?': Should ghost tours be allowed at a former Tasmanian asylum? Children's Advocate Janet Presser says no. The ghost tours at Willow Court are marketed as 'hauntingly good, fun and educat…
- Tasmanian cultural heritage curator Elspeth Wishart reflects on a fascinating career#4238Tasmanian cultural heritage curator Elspeth Wishart reflects on a fascinating career Tasmanian cultural heritage curator Elspeth Wishart reflects on a fascinating career From convict sites to the icy end of the earth, E…
- ghostly figure of a nurse in Willow Court nurse in period dress#4138ABC Northern Tasmania reported that although Mansfield's equipment had not captured an apparition on camera, viewers had reported seeing ghostly things on their own screens. Mansfield said she experienced the ghostly fi…
- Ava in Gaiety Theatre Ava apparition#4137ABC Northern Tasmania reported that Sharmaine Mansfield hosted live paranormal investigations at the Gaiety Theatre in Zeehan. Mansfield said that at the Gaiety Theatre many viewers picked up on a presence of a young gi…
- Imagine being grabbed around the ankle when there's no-one else in the room. Ghosts?#4068Imagine being grabbed around the ankle when there's no-one else in the room. Ghosts? - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Im…
- Launceston's Princess Theatre celebrates colourful history#4046'Freezing' performances and a 'ghost in the theatre': Launceston's Princess Theatre celebrates colourful history - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News…
- Meet the woman taking Tasmania's most haunted sites to the social media masses#4045at home?', so I started creating some live feeds," she said. Staff at the then-named New Norfolk Insane Asylum around 1890. (Supplied: Willow Court History Group) Ms Mansfield said her hope was to bring life Tasmanian t…
- Meet the woman taking Tasmania's most haunted sites to the social media masses#4044has hit the road and has started sharing her ghostly adventures via social media so anyone, anywhere can join in. "During COVID, people were at home and not able to get out to do anything so basically I thought, 'What c…
- Meet the woman taking Tasmania's most haunted sites to the social media masses#4043sites to the social media masses ShareShare article Meet the woman taking Tasmania's most haunted sites to the social media masses By Ross Marsden ABC Northern Tasmania Topic:Tourism and Leisure Industry Wed 2 Sep 2020…
- On Drive with Piia; Ghost stories, adulting app and mental health#4064On Drive with Piia; Ghost stories, adulting app and mental health - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: On Drive with Piia; G…
- Polly in Narryna Polly ghost#4060Narryna in Battery Point is an 1830s merchant's house that now operates as a museum. It apparently has the area's longest-serving ghost, a young convict girl named Polly. Jacques Imbriotis said Polly was a young convict…
- Alex in Lenna of Hobart Alex and Harriet#4059The Lenna of Hobart Hotel was built in 1873 and owned by ship builder and merchant Alexander McGregor. Mr McGregor died in 1896 at his home, and some believe he still haunts the now-hotel with his wife Harriet. Jacques…
- Henry Jones in Drunken Admiral Henry Jones apparition#4058The Drunken Admiral sits on Hobart's waterfront. A customer from Canada said she had a number of experiences while dining at the restaurant. She said there was a gentleman with a grey beard who was very upset about what…
- What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories?#4057Polly died. "She was a young convict staff member who died when she was pregnant," she said. "She either was pushed or fell down the stairs." Polly, the reported ghost at Narryna House, was a young convict girl who is s…
- What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories?#4056hotel staff a run for their money. "[Alex] still hangs around there and treats it like his castle on top the hill, despite the fact that he's been dead for over a century now," he said. "Alex died of natural causes. He…
- What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories?#4031What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories? - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News Home Curious Hobart What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories? Sh…
- What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories?#4016What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories? - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News Home Curious Hobart What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories? Sh…
- Celebrating the history of the Theatre Royal#4054Celebrating the history of the Theatre Royal. - ABC Hobart Skip to main content More from ABC Search Loading HOBART Program: Celebrating the history of the Theatre Royal. Sun 29 Jul 2018 at 10:00amSun 29 Jul 2018 at 10:…
- Celebrating the history of the Theatre Royal.#3968Celebrating the history of the Theatre Royal. As the Theatre Royal in Hobart enters a period of refurbishment – it seems timely to reflect on Australia’s oldest working theatre and celebrate its rich past. Gae Williams…
- Ghost hunters conduct global seance via Facebook at Australia's 'oldest mental hospital'#4245Ghost hunters conduct global seance via Facebook at Australia's 'oldest mental hospital' Ghost hunters conduct global seance via Facebook at Australia's 'oldest mental hospital' Ghost hunters hold Facebook seance at Aus…
- Haunted in Hobart#4116Haunted in Hobart Things can get rough if you call a spirit the g-word. Aneeta Kaitinis hosts tours with Hobart Paranomal Group. They've lined up a look at Oak House in Richmond, which she says is the most active site i…
- Sarah in Willow Court Sarah spirit#4086ABC reported on a global seance at Willow Court in New Norfolk. Ghost hunter Emma Percey said Willow Court was home to several spirits connected to objects and areas at the site, including a spirit named Sarah attached…
- doctor in Willow Court morgue doctor spirit#4083ABC reported that the Willow Court morgue was believed by the ghost-hunting group to be home to the spirit of an unnamed doctor. Stan Herd said he had experienced negative encounters with the doctor and felt extremely a…
- Richmond Bridge works begin to preserve convict-era landmark#4032Richmond Bridge works begin to preserve convict-era landmark - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News Home Richmond Bridge works begin to preserve convic…
- ghost in Burnie Arts Centre ghost stories#4180ABC Northern Tasmania reported that most theatres have a ghost and that the Burnie Civic Centre, now the Burnie Arts and Function Centre, had a catalogue of strange happenings within a couple of years of opening in 1976.
- The History of Port Arthur#3988The History of Port Arthur It's all gaol, ghosts and gothic allure as we delve into the dark history of our most infamous penal colony, Port Arthur. Operating between 1830-1877, it had the reputation for being the desti…
- ghost in Bayview Hotel young woman ghost#4084ABC reported on Stanley's historic Bayview Hotel and said the restorers had been told many tales of the hotel's past, including ghost stories. Sandra Parker said everyone calls the ghost a she and that she had heard sto…
- Drama over ghost documentary#4246Drama over ghost documentary Drama over ghost documentary Drama over ghost documentary Drama over ghost documentary Tasmania's anti-discrimination commissioner is investigating a documentary about paranormal activity at…
- Ghost hunters check Tasmania's Franklin House for bumps in the night#4047Ghost hunters check Tasmania's Franklin House for bumps in the night - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News Home Ghost hunters check Tasmania's Frankli…
- Council hires real-life 'ghost busters'#4247Council hires real-life 'ghost busters' Council hires real-life 'ghost busters' Council hires real-life 'ghost busters' Council hires real-life 'ghost busters' Paranormal investigators are checking out claims of superna…
- Ghost hunters haunt old mental asylum#3992Ghost hunters haunt old mental asylum Do you believe in ghosts or are you a sceptic? willow court ghost paranormal skeptic former mental asylum australian paranormal investigation unit derwent valley council
- Nathan Curnow's Ghost Poetry#4017Nathan Curnow's Ghost Poetry - ABC Radio National Skip to main content Skip to radionational navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading ABC RN Program: Nathan Curnow's Ghost Poetry Program…
- Fall in visitors to Port Arthur#4239Fall in visitors to Port Arthur Fall in visitors to Port Arthur Fall in visitors to Port Arthur Fall in visitors to Port Arthur The number of people visiting the Port Arthur Historic Site fell by more than 13,000 over t…
- Australia's Most Haunted#3991Australia's Most Haunted Tim the Yowie Man shares 15 years of investigation into the most mysterious and haunted places in Australia. Tim the Yowie Man shares 15 years of investigation into the most mysterious and haunt…
- Dig to unearth Tas convict ghost tales#4055Dig to unearth Tas convict ghost tales - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News Home Dig to unearth Tas convict ghost tales ShareShare article Dig to une…
- 2000 - The Advocate Article#1029Public AYR report page for 2000 - The Advocate Article. Location cue from public page title/path: Tasmania, Tasmania. Body excerpt retained for review: Source: The Advocate (Coffs Harbour), 15-6-2000
- Smithton, Tasmania 1992#42Public AYR report page for Smithton, Tasmania 1992. Source-stated location: Smithton, Tasmania. Event field: Possible Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: This was around 1992. We were out shooting and we s…
- 1990 - Treasure Islander Yowie Article#1086Public AYR report page for 1990 - Treasure Islander Yowie Article. No state or locality is asserted in the public page fields; retained as an Australia-level corpus record for dashboard/density only and excluded from st…
- 1987 - People Magazine Yowie Report#924Public AYR report page for 1987 - People Magazine Yowie Report. Location cue from public page title/path: Tasmania, Tasmania. Body excerpt retained for review: # lake dulverton, donohue, johnstone, tasmania
- 1987 - Launceston Examiner 1987-01-06#921Public AYR report page for 1987 - Launceston Examiner 1987-01-06. Location cue from public page title/path: Launceston, Tasmania. Body excerpt retained for review: # lake dulverton, stella donohue, bill johnstone, tasma…
- Lake Dulverton, Tasmania 1987 (2)#41Public AYR report page for Lake Dulverton, Tasmania 1987 (2). Source-stated location: Launceston, Tasmania. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Date of Sighting: Friday the 2 nd of January 1987
- Lake Dulverton, Tasmania 1987 (1)#40Public AYR report page for Lake Dulverton, Tasmania 1987 (1). Source-stated location: Lake Dulverton, Tasmania. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Witness: Bill Johnstone and Stella Donohue
- devil in The Aborigines of Tasmania#3918Ear Koinaratingana Shore (Sandy-beach) Koiule, Ko-ule, Tug (to, at a rope) Kocha ... ... Swan Koka ... ... Red, blood, ruddy cheeks Kokanalia ... Ovf\^sm3\\{Anthene Boohook) Kokata ... Howl (in distress like a dog) Koka…
- witch in The Aborigines of Tasmania#3917ee Ditto sea- side {Acacia Wave [marititna) Weak Weed Weep Well (spring) Wet (rainy) Whale What ? what's that ? When and where Whisper, speak low, let nobody hear WMiistle White Whiz (like a ball, etc.) Whore, fornicatr…
This collection contains 165 search-ready records. The complete record set remains discoverable through the paginated public record index.