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Alex in Lenna of Hobart Alex and Harriet

YEAR
2019
PLACE
Tasmania
SOURCE
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Alex in Lenna of Hobart Alex and Harriet

The Lenna of Hobart Hotel was built in 1873 and owned by ship builder and merchant Alexander McGregor. Mr McGregor died in 1896 at his home, and some believe he still haunts the now-hotel with his wife Harriet. Jacques Imbriotis said Alex still hangs around there and treats it like his castle on to…

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4,059
Year
2,019
Source
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Record ID
4059
Source
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Publication
What are Hobart's most famous ghost stories?; Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Published
2019-04-04
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
Alex
Archive period
Digital Era
Location
Lenna of Hobart Hotel, TAS (TAS): B
State or territory
TAS
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The Lenna of Hobart Hotel was built in 1873 and owned by ship builder and merchant Alexander McGregor. Mr McGregor died in 1896 at his home, and some believe he still haunts the now-hotel with his wife Harriet. Jacques Imbriotis said Alex still hangs around there and treats it like his castle on top the hill, despite being dead for over a century.

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