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Polly died. "She was a young convict staff member who died when she was pregnant," she said. "She either was pushed or fell down the stairs." Polly, the reported ghost at Narryna House, was a young convict girl who is said to have died on these stairs. (ABC News: Peta Carlyon) The nearby Princes Pa…
- Record ID
- 4,057
- Year
- 2,019
- Source
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 4057
- Source
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Publication
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- 2019-04-04
- Narrative type
- Ghost and Apparition Accounts
- Public-text label
- ghost
- Archive period
- Digital Era
- Location
- Hobart Convict Penitentiary, TAS (TAS): B
- State or territory
- TAS
- Source voice
- Place First Public Page Record
- Publicness
- Public Media Page
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Polly died. "She was a young convict staff member who died when she was pregnant," she said. "She either was pushed or fell down the stairs." Polly, the reported ghost at Narryna House, was a young convict girl who is said to have died on these stairs. (ABC News: Peta Carlyon) The nearby Princes Park is also a supposed hotspot for paranormal activity. Mulgrave Battery was built in 1818 at the land that is now Princes Park. Mr Imbriotis said the area which stored the gunpowder and cannonballs is closed to the public. "That's a fantastic site because it's convict construction, it's underground and it's old," he said. He said a the area was still believed to be home to "Edward", who "was known to hang out there when he was alive during the 60s and 70s, drinking and getting up to no good". "He hangs around treating it like his own," he said. Battery Point's Princes Park is also reported to.
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