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…
- Record ID
- 4,059
- Year
- 2,019
- Source
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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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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- Publicness
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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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