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Urban legend, Asian myth, or historical figure: Who was the ghostly Poinciana Woman?

YEAR
2018
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Northern Territory
SOURCE
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Urban legend, Asian myth, or historical figure: Who was the ghostly Poinciana Woman?

Urban legend, Asian myth, or historical figure: Who was the ghostly Poinciana Woman? - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News Home Curious Darwin Urban legend, Asian myth, or historical figure: Who was the ghostly Poinciana Woman? Sh…

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4,019
Year
2,018
Source
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Record ID
4019
Source
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Publication
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Published
2018-04-10
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
ghostly
Archive period
Digital Era
Location
East Point Reserve, NT (NT): B
State or territory
NT
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Urban legend, Asian myth, or historical figure: Who was the ghostly Poinciana Woman? - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News Home Curious Darwin Urban legend, Asian myth, or historical figure: Who was the ghostly Poinciana Woman? ShareShare article Urban legend, Asian myth, or historical figure: Who was the ghostly Poinciana Woman? By Rosa Ellen Topic:Human Interest Tue 10 Apr 2018 at 4:32pmTue 10 Apr 2018 at 4:32pm Tue 10 Apr 2018 at 4:32pm Franck Gohier depicts the Poinciana Woman as a B-grade femme fatale with zombie soldiers. (Supplied: Franck Gohier) abc.net.au/news/who-was-darwins-mysterious-poinciana-woman-urban-legend-myth/9596398 Link copied ShareShare article The sun sinks.

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