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What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories?

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2019
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Tasmania
SOURCE
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories?

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…

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4,057
Year
2,019
Source
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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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
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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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