Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation contributes public institutional media page context represented in the AusFigures archive. This page links source-grounded records to their original public URLs and preserves provenance without implying institutional endorsement.
- Search-ready records
- 142
- Public sources
- 1
- States / territories
- 8
- Dated span
- 1999–2026
The source collection is included for provenance and public-text discovery.
Representative records — first 60
- The spooky Aussie folklore of Fisher's Ghost#3980The spooky Aussie folklore of Fisher's Ghost The Legend of Fisher’s Ghost is one of Australia’s most intriguing tales of folklore. The Legend of Fisher’s Ghost is one of Australia’s most intriguing tales of folklore. Or…
- Tiwi Islands prepare for Cyclone Fina#4257he town as a trial location to expand Hospital in the Home services to include mental health care. Reporter: Charles Rushforth (Kempsey) Historic cemeteries are often a haven for flora and fauna affected by urban expans…
- Melbourne sites with horrific histories embrace a little spookiness this Halloween#4242Melbourne sites with horrific histories embrace a little spookiness this Halloween Melbourne sites with horrific histories embrace a little spookiness this Halloween Former Melbourne jail with a horrific history gets sp…
- Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia#4236ional Australia Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia New research from the University of New England has pointed to a rise in 'dark tourism' in regional and rural…
- Tiwi Islands prepare for Cyclone Fina#4235ive mental health treatment at home. NSW Health has chosen the town as a trial location to expand Hospital in the Home services to include mental health care. Reporter: Charles Rushforth (Kempsey) Historic cemeteries ar…
- Australia's most haunted house goes up for sale#4233Australia's most haunted house goes up for sale Australia's most haunted house goes up for sale Australia's most haunted house goes up for sale Australia's most haunted house goes up for sale A Victorian-era manor that…
- mimih spirit in Djimubarn mimih spirit rock art context#4181ABC Education's public transcript for This Place: Djimubarn says a rock-art image looks like a mimih spirit, discusses a human figure and man's face in the shelter, and says some of the very old paintings were maybe don…
- ghost stories in Graham Seal Australian ghost stories#4157ABC Radio Perth's WA Afternoons listed Emeritus Professor of Folklore at Curtin University Graham Seal discussing real and perplexing phenomena in Australia and his book Best Australian Ghost Stories: Spine-chilling tal…
- ghost stories in Tamar Valley Tales ghost stories#4156ABC Hobart reported that Tamar Valley resident Jodie Lee had started Tamar Valley Tales, a blog with Tasmanian history ranging from folklore to ghost stories and extending beyond the Tamar Valley from small bites of hid…
- Ghost stories in Port Arthur ghost stories#4153ABC Hobart's Afternoons program listed Jake Bradshaw, Guiding Manager at Port Arthur, in a segment titled Ghost stories from one of Australia's most haunted places, with Port Arthur presented as the source-stated haunte…
- Alice Maria King in Piermont Alice Maria King ghost story#4139ABC Tasmania's interview with Noel Stanley of the Glamorgan Spring Bay Historical Society says Piermont was home to a story in which a little girl repeatedly went upstairs to play with a family and then asked for a doct…
- The 'haunted' historic houses of Tasmania's east coast#4067ute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Play Duration: 9 minutes 9m Brought to you by 936 ABC Hobart Presented by Mel Bush Tasmania's east coast is rich with stories of ghosts said to haunt th…
- Tour guide shares ghost stories and chilling experiences from Port Arthur Historic Site#4048Tour guide shares ghost stories and chilling experiences from Port Arthur Historic Site - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program:…
- Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia#3994Dark tourism on the rise in regional Australia New research from the University of New England has pointed to a rise in 'dark tourism' in regional and rural Australia, with some towns choosing to bank on notoriety to at…
- Small town behind Australia's 'most haunted house' hopes next buyer will honour legacy#3975Small town behind Australia's 'most haunted house' hopes next buyer will honour legacy A Victorian-era manor that hosts ghost tours and promotes itself as Australia's most haunted house is on the market for the first ti…
- Tour guide shares ghost stories and chilling experiences from Port Arthur Historic Site#3966Tour guide shares ghost stories and chilling experiences from Port Arthur Historic Site The Port Arthur Historic Site ghost tour manager shares some chilling experiences visitors have reported. It's known as one of Aust…
- Hobart Drive#4237you want to win tickets to the opening night of the Dark Mofo Winter Feast? Listen to Drive with Lucy Breaden this week! On Drive, Monday May 27: Is it ever ok to drop in on a friend, without notice, while passing by th…
- Nightlife - Yowies and Bunyips and Australia's mythical history uncovered, expedition cruising for travel and water myths debunked#4220Nightlife - Yowies and Bunyips and Australia's mythical history uncovered, expedition cruising for travel and water myths debunked Nightlife - Yowies and Bunyips and Australia's mythical history uncovered, expedition cr…
- The Mythical Creatures of Australia#4219The Mythical Creatures of Australia The Mythical Creatures of Australia The Mythical Creatures of Australia The Mythical Creatures of Australia Nightlife explores the heart of Australia's mythical creatures, its cultura…
- invisible man in Old Adelaide Gaol invisible man#4135ABC Listen's 2024 item Unexplained stories from the Old Adelaide Gaol says places where bad things happened can retain unsettling energy. It says Gary Joyce from National Parks and Wildlife Service SA shared stories fro…
- Haunted house sells for record price in Cowandilla#4052Haunted house sells for record price in Cowandilla - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Haunted house sells for record price…
- Thirsty ghosts haunt Port Adelaide's pubs#4050Thirsty ghosts haunt Port Adelaide's pubs - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Thirsty ghosts haunt Port Adelaide's pubs Sou…
- Adelaide - Australia's most haunted town#4049Adelaide - Australia's most haunted town - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Adelaide - Australia's most haunted town Sourc…
- Adelaide - Australia's most haunted town#3985Adelaide - Australia's most haunted town Adelaide, South Australia is considered Australia's most haunted town, while North Kapunda Hotel is Australia's most haunted pub. Halloween sets a spooky scene for paranormal act…
- Old Adelaide Gaol gives former-Crows captain the creeps#4240Old Adelaide Gaol gives former-Crows captain the creeps Old Adelaide Gaol gives former-Crows captain the creeps Old Adelaide Gaol gives former-Crows captain the creeps Old Adelaide Gaol gives former-Crows captain the cr…
- Yetis, yowies & Lithgow panthers. Cryptobiology making meaning via mythological beasts#4222Yetis, yowies & Lithgow panthers. Cryptobiology making meaning via mythological beasts Yetis, yowies & Lithgow panthers. Cryptobiology making meaning via mythological beasts Yetis, yowies & Lithgow panthers. Cryptobiolo…
- Cryptobiology and Myth Making#4221Cryptobiology and Myth Making Cryptobiology and Myth Making Have you seen the Lithgow Panther? Have you seen the Lithgow Panther? Yetis, yowies, cryptobiology and myth making From mainstream scientists to fringe explore…
- The stories of Australia's ghosts#4029The stories of Australia's ghosts - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: The stories of Australia's ghosts Source:774 ABC Melb…
- The stories of Australia's ghosts#4018The stories of Australia's ghosts - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: The stories of Australia's ghosts Source:774 ABC Melb…
- 'What is ethical and appropriate?': Should ghost tours be allowed at a former Tasmanian asylum?#3986'What is ethical and appropriate?': Should ghost tours be allowed at a former Tasmanian asylum? Children's Advocate Janet Presser says no. The ghost tours at Willow Court are marketed as 'hauntingly good, fun and educat…
- Finding true love at the barre#4250Finding true love at the barre Finding true love at the barre Finding true love at the barre Finding true love at the barre Dancers Ako Kondo and Chengwu Guo travelled great distances at a very young age to join The Aus…
- Tasmanian cultural heritage curator Elspeth Wishart reflects on a fascinating career#4238Tasmanian cultural heritage curator Elspeth Wishart reflects on a fascinating career Tasmanian cultural heritage curator Elspeth Wishart reflects on a fascinating career From convict sites to the icy end of the earth, E…
- The hunt for Australia's mythical half-ape, half-human, the Yowie (1976)#4223The hunt for Australia's mythical half-ape, half-human, the Yowie (1976) The hunt for Australia's mythical half-ape, half-human, the Yowie (1976) The hunt for Australia's mythical half-ape, half-human, the Yowie (1976)…
- spirit haunted place in Fanny Balbuk spirit-haunted place context#4209ABC Education's Fanny Balbuk Yooreel transcript says every magic spot, every spirit haunted place, and every spirit baby stone, rock, or cave were known to Balbuk, and that her knowledge of her tribe's folklore was inti…
- spirits in Fremantle Arts Centre haunted claims#4136ABC News reported in 2022 that the imposing hallways and dark staircases of the Fremantle Arts Centre building had long sparked public curiosity, including claims it is haunted and stories of paranormal experiences. The…
- figures in Old York Hospital paranormal figures#4077Old York Hospital sits just around the corner from Basil and Mrs Inkpen, and is said to be one of the most haunted buildings in WA. Staff who worked there when it was operational were reportedly too frightened to walk u…
- ghost in Settlers Inn Mrs Inkpen ghost#4076Just down the road from Basil and his castle, guests at the Settlers Hotel have experienced their fair share of paranormal activity. The hotel's general manager, Stacey Slater, says long-time resident Mrs Inkpen likes t…
- Gladstone Gaol caretakers hang up their keys as 'haunted' building succumbs to lack of volunteers and visitors#4065Gladstone Gaol caretakers hang up their keys as 'haunted' building succumbs to lack of volunteers and visitors - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News H…
- Ghosts of Castle, Settlers hotels and Old York Hospital spook and delight tourists in WA town#4030sts of Castle, Settlers hotels and Old York Hospital spook and delight tourists in WA town ShareShare article Ghosts of Castle, Settlers hotels and Old York Hospital spook and delight tourists in WA town By Sam McManus…
- Ghosts of Castle, Settlers hotels and Old York Hospital spook and delight tourists in WA town#4010Ghosts of Castle, Settlers hotels and Old York Hospital spook and delight tourists in WA town York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia — and some locals say it’s also the most haunted. ghost history york hosp…
- yowies in Australian urban legends and ghost stories#4147ABC Religion & Ethics discussed Australian urban legends, including yowies and ghost stories. The article says Yowie stories were shoehorned into a Western hairy-man narrative after the Yeti story of the 1950s, and quot…
- Sighting of mythical 'Yowie' turns Queensland forest workers into believers#4070ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Sighting of mythical 'Yowie' turns Queensland forest workers into believers Source:ABC Su…
- Uncovering the past of one of Queensland's most haunted towns#4020Uncovering the past of one of Queensland's most haunted towns - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Uncovering the past of on…
- On a hill in Junee sits Monte Christo: Australia's most haunted house#3976On a hill in Junee sits Monte Christo: Australia's most haunted house "I'm not afraid of ghosts" you say as you enter the doors of the Monte Christo homestead in Junee. So what do you find as you explore Australia's mos…
- haunted house in Monte Cristo most haunted house#4154ABC Conversations said Lawrence Ryan grew up in the famous Victorian-era Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee, country New South Wales. The page says his father restored the burnt-out mansion, the family learnt its history,…
- ghostly figure of a nurse in Willow Court nurse in period dress#4138ABC Northern Tasmania reported that although Mansfield's equipment had not captured an apparition on camera, viewers had reported seeing ghostly things on their own screens. Mansfield said she experienced the ghostly fi…
- Ava in Gaiety Theatre Ava apparition#4137ABC Northern Tasmania reported that Sharmaine Mansfield hosted live paranormal investigations at the Gaiety Theatre in Zeehan. Mansfield said that at the Gaiety Theatre many viewers picked up on a presence of a young gi…
- Imagine being grabbed around the ankle when there's no-one else in the room. Ghosts?#4068Imagine being grabbed around the ankle when there's no-one else in the room. Ghosts? - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Im…
- Launceston's Princess Theatre celebrates colourful history#4046'Freezing' performances and a 'ghost in the theatre': Launceston's Princess Theatre celebrates colourful history - ABC News Skip to main content Skip to news navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC News News…
- Meet the woman taking Tasmania's most haunted sites to the social media masses#4045at home?', so I started creating some live feeds," she said. Staff at the then-named New Norfolk Insane Asylum around 1890. (Supplied: Willow Court History Group) Ms Mansfield said her hope was to bring life Tasmanian t…
- Meet the woman taking Tasmania's most haunted sites to the social media masses#4044has hit the road and has started sharing her ghostly adventures via social media so anyone, anywhere can join in. "During COVID, people were at home and not able to get out to do anything so basically I thought, 'What c…
- Meet the woman taking Tasmania's most haunted sites to the social media masses#4043sites to the social media masses ShareShare article Meet the woman taking Tasmania's most haunted sites to the social media masses By Ross Marsden ABC Northern Tasmania Topic:Tourism and Leisure Industry Wed 2 Sep 2020…
- Ghost tales and grisly histories give 'haunted' buildings their scary appeal. Here's how#3999Ghost tales and grisly histories give 'haunted' buildings their scary appeal. Here's how Ever wondered why you feel creeped out in a haunted house, abandoned jail, or disused psychiatric institution? One sceptic has hea…
- Ghost tales and grisly histories give 'haunted' buildings their scary appeal. Here's how#3993Ghost tales and grisly histories give 'haunted' buildings their scary appeal. Here's how Ever wondered why you feel creeped out in a haunted house, abandoned jail, or disused psychiatric institution? One sceptic has hea…
- Talking Point: Curious Unidentified Creatures#4259Talking Point: Curious Unidentified Creatures Talking Point: Curious Unidentified Creatures Talking Point: Curious Unidentified Creatures Talking Point: Curious Unidentified Creatures Curious unidentified creatures seem…
- Yahoo in Yahoo Creek hairy man tradition#4150ABC Nightlife described the mythical creature known as the Yahoo or hairy man as being frequently spotted along the Great Dividing Range as settlers pushed into the Australian hinterland, in an interview with Tohby Ridd…
- Spot on the map: Kilcoy, Queensland#4069Spot on the map: Kilcoy, Queensland - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: Spot on the map: Kilcoy, Queensland Program:Overnig…
- On Drive with Piia; Ghost stories, adulting app and mental health#4064On Drive with Piia; Ghost stories, adulting app and mental health - ABC listen Skip to main content Skip to listen navigation, settings and search Explore the ABC ABC listen Search Loading Program: On Drive with Piia; G…
- Polly in Narryna Polly ghost#4060Narryna 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…
- Alex in Lenna of Hobart Alex and Harriet#4059The 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…
This collection contains 142 search-ready records. The complete record set remains discoverable through the paginated public record index.