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location haunting

23 April 2010 | waldherr

[First filed: Apr 22, 2010 @ 8:42]

Forgive me the lame intended pun…

I’m a nOOb to the forum, don’t shoot me. I recently moved to the ACT (I’m from Belgium), a couple of days ago I stumbled onto your Canberra most haunted? thread and totally loved the stuff discussed in it. Can’t wait for Thumper’s book to be published.

Lots of locations are mentioned (though not specified) in that thread. I would love to get some more details on the exact whereabouts on some of these locations, preferably the ones you don’t need to break any laws to get in the zone.

I crave this info because as a photographer-dude I’m planning on doing a series on these spots (I know it has been done before, yet haven’t seen any pics here on the forum). I have been doing night-time photography for a while and this tread really inspired me.

Tonight I’ll be heading out to the Air Disaster Memorial to make a start.

here’s a pic I made couple of weeks ago at the Pinnacle at full moon, to get an idea …

Cheers!

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PBO1:28 pm 26 Jul 10

Buzz2600 said :

Stunning photo, I would love to see more of your night shots. What camera are you using?

I noticed a place called ‘Spooks Hill’ near Canberra on a map the other day and started to wonder about the history of the area…. curious and curiouser!

Hey Buzz, can you tell me where Spooks hill is as I am seemingly unable to find it.

waldherr said :

http://tinyurl.com/26yd4pt

Ginninderra Creek at dusk

Love those shots.

astrojax12:24 pm 12 May 10

i’ve also heard that the john gorton bldg – formerly canberra’s first administration building, pre-lake – is haunted [dunno how you’ll get in o/night with a gov’t dept there, so presumably security], as is the rex hotel on northbourne ave, braddon.

and now mully’s ghost is everywhere, so maybe just wait and he’ll come to you…

p110:18 am 12 May 10

waldherr said :

last night we visited the old settlers’ graveyard at the pinnacle, chilling place. click on the link to see some pics

http://blog.woutervandevoorde.com/post/568184487/the-old-settlers-graveyard

cheers,
w

I like the first pic, through the trees and the gate.

waldherr9:48 pm 05 May 10

http://tinyurl.com/26yd4pt

Ginninderra Creek at dusk

wicklow8:28 pm 05 May 10

I’m interested in any hauntings in residential Kambah? Anyone know of specific places? I read the thread referring to the Kambah homestead, but what about privately?

cleo10:11 pm 04 May 10

Bam Bam #27 There is a ghost there they call BOOTS as they can hear something walking around, there is no one else in the building only the one worker, most of the workers are scared who have experienced it, Boots also comes up behind them.

waldherr3:48 pm 04 May 10

last night we visited the old settlers’ graveyard at the pinnacle, chilling place. click on the link to see some pics

http://blog.woutervandevoorde.com/post/568184487/the-old-settlers-graveyard

cheers,
w

Danman8:17 am 24 Apr 10

Careful though – one of the first times I went there at night I was skirting 3 meter sheer drops (at ground level) that I never saw until I went there during the day.

There is also a business there (Thors Hammer) so if you are caught, regardless of intent, you could get done fro break and enter.

In any case, its trespassing.

p13:04 pm 23 Apr 10

The area appears to be fenced off to the public but I havent seen any “tresspassers will be prosecuted signs”.

When circumnavigating the fenced area one sunny day on a stroll, I cut through the back of one of the town house complexes behind the brick works, and ended up inside the fenced area, requiring the jumping of a big fence to get out again on the other side.

noms2:15 pm 23 Apr 10

What about the Old Canberra brickworks (@Yarralumla). I would imagine that would be scary at night 🙂

The area appears to be fenced off to the public but I havent seen any “tresspassers will be prosecuted signs”.

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