Victoria
These public-text records carry a reviewed Victoria association. Locations describe narrative or source geography and must not be interpreted as verified supernatural distribution, habitat, frequency, or tourism guidance.
- Search-ready records
- 468
- Public sources
- 13
- States / territories
- 1
- Dated span
- 1847–2026
Map and place labels identify public-record context, not proof of an event or being.
Representative records — first 60
- Ghost Tour in Point Cook Homestead Ghost Tour#4094National 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…
- Ghost Tour in Altona Homestead Ghost Tour#4093National 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…
- The ghost of Governor Fiddimont#1152The 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.
- Ghost! What Ghosts? Night Tour at Old Melbourne Gaol#1150The source reports a public night tour at Old Melbourne Gaol focused on ghost narratives and haunted prison stories.
- Melbourne sites with horrific histories embrace a little spookiness this Halloween#4242Melbourne 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…
- brother's spirit in Iolanthe spirit contact in Port Phillip Bay#4133State 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…
- Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia#3994Dark 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…
- Crowther's Christmas ghost in Crowther's Christmas ghost at Spencer Street#4132State 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…
- Mitta Mitta, Victoria 2023#83Public AYR report page for Mitta Mitta, Victoria 2023. Source-stated location: Mitta Mitta, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Jarrad: I had a visual sighting… about 30 kilometres i…
- supernatural in Spooky stories from the Library#2702were of a female form. To this day I have not been able to find out who she was. Hellena Lozanovski, Senior Library Technician — ‘When I started at SLV in 1999 I worked in the Arts Library, now known as the Ian Potter Q…
- spooky in Spooky stories from the Library#2701floor in the La Trobe Reading Room with a resounding bang. I had to go all the way down and retrieve it. I may add this was prior to opening times. A startled staff member spotted me on the balcony and asked if it was m…
- ghosts in Spooky stories from the Library#2700Room would sometimes ‘flip’ by themselves. The unimaginative insisted it was simply because patrons had lent to far back and the spring loaded backs had jammed, then released some hours later. But he recalled that the M…
- ghosts in Spooky stories from the Library#2699you looking over your shoulder the next time you visit Australia’s oldest public library. Beware: only read ahead if you like your blood to run cold… or if you’d like a giggle. How much you believe is up to you… ‘I reca…
- ghost in Spooky stories from the Library#2698I may have caused people to think there had been a ghost when a volume I was updating fell off the balcony and landed on the floor in the La Trobe Reading Room with a resounding bang. I had to go all the way down and re…
- ghost in Spooky stories from the Library#2697‘Sadly, in 43 years at the Library I’ve never met a ghost or poltergeist. I have found things misfiled, but I assume humans not paying attention was the cause.
- ghosts in Spooky stories from the Library#2696But he recalled that the Melbourne Museum preparators used to strip whale carcasses in the space (when it was a courtyard open to the sky), and he felt sure the whale ghosts were flexing on us.’
- ghost in Spooky stories from the Library#2695My first night shift, I was told not to turn off all the lights before closing because some security guards were afraid of the ghost there.
- ghost in Spooky stories from the Library#2694I felt hot all over and fell to my knees as she continued to stare at me. I didn’t feel anything but sadness from this figure. It is hard to explain. She walked off into the wall and disappeared. I will never forget her…
- ghosts in Spooky stories from the Library#2693‘I recall being told by several ex-staff who worked in the stacks of the Arts Library, today the new refurbished Ian Potter Queen’s Hall, that two ghosts occupied the area. A cold spot near the old piano was one area. A…
- 13 O'Clock Episode 261 LIVE: Sasquatch!#816Public Internet Archive metadata record matching 'Yowie'. Media type: audio. Location signal is figure-associated region (Victoria), not a verified event place. Description excerpt: According to popular lore, a species…
- tortured spirit in Black Rock House tortured spirit legend#4134State Library Victoria's Black Rock House article says the house was once known as the Haunted Castle. The page reports that school girls in 1910 asked to visit the Haunted Castle because they believed it was haunted by…
- Ghost tales and grisly histories give 'haunted' buildings their scary appeal. Here's how#3993Ghost tales and grisly histories give 'haunted' buildings their scary appeal. Here's how Ever wondered why you feel creeped out in a haunted house, abandoned jail, or disused psychiatric institution? One sceptic has hea…
- Hepburn Springs, Victoria 2020#247Public AYR report page for Hepburn Springs, Victoria 2020. Source-stated location: Hepburn Springs, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I was just moving into this house and it was m…
- Creswick, Victoria 2020#82Public AYR report page for Creswick, Victoria 2020. Source-stated location: Creswick, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I regularly commute from Ballarat to Creswick by car.
- Faust — more than we bargained for?#3998Faust — more than we bargained for? We look at the origins of the Faustian bargain with Teddy Tahu Rhodes — Méphistophélès in the Opera Australia production of Gounod's Faust — and search for the ghost of Federici, who…
- Hepburn Springs, Victoria 2019#244Public AYR report page for Hepburn Springs, Victoria 2019. Source-stated location: Hepburn Springs (above), Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I work with the Paranormal. Ghosts and…
- Blackwood, Victoria 2019#81Public AYR report page for Blackwood, Victoria 2019. Source-stated location: Blackwood, Victoria. Event field: Possible Yowie Encounter. Body excerpt retained for review: My father and I decided to go camping on Boxing…
- Bunyip, Victoria 2018#80Public AYR report page for Bunyip, Victoria 2018. Source-stated location: Bunyip, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I was heading down the track to feed the horses. At the bottom o…
- Mephistopheles in Federici's ghost#2710ew books Painting Performing Arts Photography Popular music Television Theatre Visual arts Changing libraries SLV Website Federici’s ghost March 7, 2017 at 12:17 by Sarah Matthews in Arts & literature, Such was life Mel…
- ghost in Federici's ghost#2709State Library Victoria – Federici’s ghost Monday 22nd June 2026 Blog Home News Family matters All posts Collections New to the collection Family history events Research guides Research tips & tricks Training Websites Ou…
- ghost in Federici's ghost#2708Every opening night, a seat in the Dress Circle at the Princess Theatre is left empty for Federici. It is a good luck sign if his ghost appears. [5]
- ghost in Federici's ghost#2707It is said that Federici appears at night. Usually, he sits around the centre of the second or third row of the theatre’s dress circle. Sometimes he changes seats to watch the faces of the critics. Some say they have ob…
- ghost in Federici's ghost#2706In the years that followed, actors, stagehands and even patrons began reporting strange happenings at the Princess Theatre. Audience members reported odd lights flashing on and off during theatre performances. Stagehand…
- Federici in Federici's ghost#2705It was in the final scene that tragedy struck. Federici, as Satan, was to spirit Faust down to hell. Standing over the stage trapdoor in a mirage of smoke and fire, Federici wrapped his scarlet cloak around his victim.…
- Federici in Federici's ghost#2704In 1887, British opera singer Frederick Baker (Signor ‘Federici’) arrived in Australia to perform with Messrs. Williamson, Garner and Musgrove’s Opera Company. He was to play in several operas, culminating with a star t…
- Federici in Federici's ghost#2703Melbourne’s Princess Theatre has been host to many fine performers over the years, but the most famous performance of all belongs to its ghost, Federici.
- 2017 - Bendigo Advertiser Yowie Article 17-03-2017#1055Public AYR report page for 2017 - Bendigo Advertiser Yowie Article 17-03-2017. Location cue from public page title/path: Bendigo, Victoria. Body excerpt retained for review: # bendigo, yowie, daylesford, otway, harrison
- Werribee, Victoria 2016#298Public AYR report page for Werribee, Victoria 2016. Source-stated location: Werribee, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I was on my Learners License and having a driving lesson wit…
- Grampians, Victoria 2016#238Public AYR report page for Grampians, Victoria 2016. Source-stated location: Grampians, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: The location of the sighting is on a property just out of…
- Noojee, Victoria 2016#79Public AYR report page for Noojee, Victoria 2016. Source-stated location: Noojee, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I'm not sure if this counts as a sighting or not, but my girlfri…
- Goongerah, Victoria 2016#78Public AYR report page for Goongerah, Victoria 2016. Source-stated location: Goongerah (North of) Errinundra National Park, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I was driving south al…
- Trentham, Victoria 2015#295Public AYR report page for Trentham, Victoria 2015. Source-stated location: Trentham, Victoria (Domino Trail). Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Saw a tall dark figure walk across the Domino…
- Mount Hotham, Victoria 2015#77Public AYR report page for Mount Hotham, Victoria 2015. Source-stated location: Mt Hotham Victoria. Event field: Encounter. Body excerpt retained for review: We were heading up to Harrietville, up to Dinner Plain, it wa…
- Harrietville, Victoria 2015#76Public AYR report page for Harrietville, Victoria 2015. Source-stated location: Harrietville, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Friday afternoon we went out hunting with my Dad. I’…
- Rokewood, Victoria 2014#289Public AYR report page for Rokewood, Victoria 2014. Source-stated location: Rokewood (Dereel), Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Witness: Wes also had a Yowie sighting at Colac bac…
- Faust's Ghost#3997Faust's Ghost In 1888, Federici, the singer playing the part of Mephistopheles in Gounod's Faust, died on stage while descending into hell. And his ghost has haunted Melbourne's Princess Theatre ever since. So, is it fo…
- Colac, Victoria 2013#226Public AYR report page for Colac, Victoria 2013. Source-stated location: Colac, Victoria (Between Colac and Camperdown). Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I was driving back from Warrnambool…
- Healesville, Victoria 2013#75Public AYR report page for Healesville, Victoria 2013. Source-stated location: Healesville, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: I had normal driving lights and spot lights which ligh…
- Bemm River, Victoria 2013#74Public AYR report page for Bemm River, Victoria 2013. Source-stated location: Bemm River, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Hi Dean, thanks for your email. Myself and fishing mate…
- 2012 - Herald Sun Yowie Article#1048Public AYR report page for 2012 - Herald Sun Yowie Article. Location cue from public page title/path: Melbourne, Victoria. Body excerpt retained for review: # finding bigfoot, ape
- Noojee, Victoria 2012#274Public AYR report page for Noojee, Victoria 2012. Source-stated location: Noojee, Victoria. Event field: Possible Yowie Encounter. Body excerpt retained for review: Early Sunday morning, my friend John and I were sittin…
- Emerald, Victoria 2011#232Public AYR report page for Emerald, Victoria 2011. Source-stated location: Emerald, Victoria. Event field: Rumours. Body excerpt retained for review: I believe that there are animals out there that are yet to be explain…
- Yarra Valley, Victoria 2011#73Public AYR report page for Yarra Valley, Victoria 2011. Source-stated location: Yarra Valley, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Myself and some friends have just been on a camping…
- Falls Creek, Victoria 2011#72Public AYR report page for Falls Creek, Victoria 2011. Source-stated location: Falls Creek. Event field: Possible Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: 1am, Five mates and I were camping in November.
- Bendigo (area), Victoria 2011#71Public AYR report page for Bendigo (area), Victoria 2011. Source-stated location: Bendigo (North West - witness requests not to disclose). Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Around a month ag…
- Otways, Victoria 2010#277Public AYR report page for Otways, Victoria 2010. Source-stated location: Otways – Beauchamp Falls, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: (Wildlife Expert in facets of Flora and Fauna.…
- Bendigo (area), Victoria 2010#220Public AYR report page for Bendigo (area), Victoria 2010. Source-stated location: South of Bendigo. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Jim has lived in the Bush his whole life.
- Briagolong, Victoria 2010#70Public AYR report page for Briagolong, Victoria 2010. Source-stated location: Briagolong, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: It was about 9 O’Clock’ish at night or later and we (mys…
- Aberfeldy, Victoria 2010#69Public AYR report page for Aberfeldy, Victoria 2010. Source-stated location: Aberfeldy, Victoria. Event field: Yowie Sighting. Body excerpt retained for review: Hey Dean, I want to inform you of a Yowie sighting i had a…
- Robinvale, Victoria 2009#286Public AYR report page for Robinvale, Victoria 2009. Source-stated location: Robinvale, Victoria. Event field: Camp Visitor. Body excerpt retained for review: Hi my name is ****. We had an unforgettable experience and I…
This collection contains 468 search-ready records. The complete record set remains discoverable through the paginated public record index.