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ghosts in Spooky stories from the Library

YEAR
2021
PLACE
Victoria
SOURCE
State Library Victoria
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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
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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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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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