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Ben Ellis in Ghostly sightings

YEAR
2026
PLACE
South Australia
SOURCE
Adelaide Gaol
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Ben Ellis in Ghostly sightings

pride in his work and approached each task with complete professionalism and never questioned the right or wrong of his profession until 30 December 1873, when he was required to hang a female prisoner, Elizabeth Woolcock. She was to be the first and only woman executed in South Australia. This eve…

Record ID
4,038
Year
2,026
Source
Adelaide Gaol
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Record ID
4038
Source
Adelaide Gaol
Publication
Adelaide Gaol Ghostly sightings; Department for Environment and Water, South Australia
Published
official public page, accessed 2026-06-22
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
Ben Ellis
Archive period
Digital Era
Location
Adelaide Gaol, SA (SA): B
State or territory
SA
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pride in his work and approached each task with complete professionalism and never questioned the right or wrong of his profession until 30 December 1873, when he was required to hang a female prisoner, Elizabeth Woolcock. She was to be the first and only woman executed in South Australia. This event changed the way Ben viewed his profession forever. Ben's restless spirit is said to appear often throughout Adelaide Gaol.

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