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This is a list of locations reportedly haunted by ghosts or other supernatural beings. Reports of haunted locations are part of ghostlore, which is a form of folklore.
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* The Alkimos is a shipwreck of a former U.S. Navy ship from World War II that occurred off the coast of Western Australia in 1964.Jack Wong Sue and Barry Sue. Ghost of the Alkimos. (Revised edition: Perth, 2005)
* Beechworth Lunatic Asylum in Beechworth, Victoria is reportedly haunted by several ghosts of departed inmates. Ghost tours are run nightly.Beechworth Ghost Tours Accessed 6/9/08
* Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee, New South Wales. Various ghost groups have reported sightings due to the death of seven people in the 1800s.
* Port Arthur, Tasmania Tasmania. A large number of visitors to the site report seeing spectres of past convicts and others wandering through the grounds. Stories of ghostly interactions are recorded from the 1870s to the present day with many of these modern sighting recorded on the nightly ghost tours held at the site.
* The Old Ballarat Gaol in Ballarat. Thirteen people were executed here. The remains of 7 criminals are still in the grounds. Features in Ballarat Ghost Tours, operating nightly.www.eerietours.com.au
* Princess Theatre, Melbourne Melbourne, Australia, has reported several ghosts since the building opened in 1886. The theatres best known inhabitant is Frederick Baker, stage name Federici, a talented bass-baritone singer who died in March 1888 whilst singing Mephistopheles in Faust - and who was seen by the rest of the cast taking his bows with them shortly thereafter. For years the theatre kept a seat vacant in the dress circle for Federici (only ceasing the practice on economic grounds), and his appearance in the dress circle during rehearsals for a new show is considered a good omen.
* Lalor House in Richmond, Victoria is reportedly haunted by the ghosts of the family of Peter Lalor."The Ghost Guide to Australia" read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List+of+reportedly+haunted+locations
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