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brother's spirit in Iolanthe spirit contact in Port Phillip Bay

YEAR
2025
PLACE
Victoria
SOURCE
State Library Victoria
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brother's spirit in Iolanthe spirit contact in Port Phillip Bay

State Library Victoria recounts that in 1883 two brothers went out on the boat Iolanthe into Port Phillip Bay and never returned. Their spiritualist parents employed the medium George Spriggs, who reportedly made contact with a brother's spirit and was told that the boat had capsized, but that the…

Record ID
4,133
Year
2,025
Source
State Library Victoria
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Record ID
4133
Source
State Library Victoria
Publication
Sherlock Holmes and spiritualism: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in Victoria; State Library Victoria
Published
2025-05-22
Narrative type
Descriptive Belief Records
Public-text label
brother's spirit
Archive period
Digital Era
Location
Port Phillip Bay, VIC (VIC): B
State or territory
VIC
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State Library Victoria recounts that in 1883 two brothers went out on the boat Iolanthe into Port Phillip Bay and never returned. Their spiritualist parents employed the medium George Spriggs, who reportedly made contact with a brother's spirit and was told that the boat had capsized, but that the brothers were now at peace.

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