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2021
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Victoria
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spooky in Spooky stories from the Library

floor 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 me – yes I replied I’ll be down to collect the volume. I got the impression I had…

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Year
2,021
Source
State Library Victoria
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2701
Source
State Library Victoria
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Spooky stories from the Library; Tess McLaughlan
Published
2021 State Library Victoria blog article
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
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spooky
Archive period
Digital Era
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State Library Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (VIC): B
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VIC
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floor 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 me – yes I replied I’ll be down to collect the volume. I got the impression I had scared them.’ Linda Notley, Senior Library Technician Tags: ghosts — Halloween — Spooky Stories — The Ian Potter Queens Hall About the Author Tess McLaughlan All posts by Tess McLaughlan This article has 2 comments Barbara November 5, 2021 at 13:16 Reply Back in the 1990s,a librarian was in the Arts Reading Room (now the Ian Potter.

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