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Polly in Narryna Polly ghost

Narryna in Battery Point is an 1830s merchant's house that now operates as a museum. It apparently has the area's longest-serving ghost, a young convict girl named Polly. Jacques Imbriotis said Polly was a young convict staff member who died when she was pregnant, either pushed or fallen down the s…

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4,060
Year
2,019
Source
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Record ID
4060
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
Polly
Archive period
Digital Era
Location
Narryna Heritage Museum, TAS (TAS): B
State or territory
TAS
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Narryna in Battery Point is an 1830s merchant's house that now operates as a museum. It apparently has the area's longest-serving ghost, a young convict girl named Polly. Jacques Imbriotis said Polly was a young convict staff member who died when she was pregnant, either pushed or fallen down the stairs.

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