ghosts in Spooky stories from the Library
Room 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 Melbourne Museum preparators used to strip whale carcasses in the space (when it…
- Record ID
- 2,700
- Year
- 2,021
- Source
- State Library Victoria
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2700
- Source
- State Library Victoria
- Publication
- Spooky stories from the Library; Tess McLaughlan
- Published
- 2021 State Library Victoria blog article
- Narrative type
- Ghost and Apparition Accounts
- Public-text label
- ghosts
- Archive period
- Digital Era
- Location
- State Library Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (VIC): B
- State or territory
- VIC
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- Publicness
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Room 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 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.’ Stephen Morrissey, Senior Processing Technician — ‘There was the rubber bat which hung for many years at a particular spot in the book stacks (saw it with my own eyes). This apparently was in memory of an actual bat which somehow got into the dome.
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