This is a clipping from the Blue Mountains Gazette Last week.........
"Police arrested 12 people after they allegedly broke into the heritage listed Queen Victoria Hospital on Tablelands Rd, Wentworth Falls to find ghosts.
A WEBSITE HAD LISTED THE OLD HOSPITAL AS HAUNTED AND A SITE TO SEE GHOSTS. Police believe the group broke to spending the night on July 1.
Police arrived at 11.20pm and spoke to the group after finding several doors forced. Members of the group were not from the area, police are still investigating the matter"
Interesting to say the least.
Phil
What the hell..............
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Hi philt,
I posted this on another website in which we had been discussing this site ( the old hospital and possible ghostly happenings )about a month ago.
It had me wondering if that's where these people got the idea from.
They're lucky they didn't run into a big hairy fella roaming around outside the building.
I posted this on another website in which we had been discussing this site ( the old hospital and possible ghostly happenings )about a month ago.
It had me wondering if that's where these people got the idea from.
They're lucky they didn't run into a big hairy fella roaming around outside the building.
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I heard something about it on the radio too. Crazy kids these days, eh?
I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me, because there's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. Run. He's fuzzy. Get outta here.
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Mikka, I bet you a carton of beer it's called something along the lines of Fear Factor.
I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me, because there's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. Run. He's fuzzy. Get outta here.
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Ghost Hunters Busted
The Daily Telegraph, Edition 1 - State
WED 13 JUL 2005, Page 016
Ghost-hunters busted - Intruders haunted by police
By: LILLIAN SALEH
AMATEUR ghost-busters were yesterday warned by police not to illegally go in search of spirits. The warning comes after a group of would-be ghost-busters allegedly broke into an abandoned hospital believed to be inhabited by the souls of former patients. About 12 people allegedly broke into the former Queen Victoria Hospital in Wentworth Falls after finding references to the hospital being haunted on the internet. Acting Inspector Russell Lloyd yesterday told The Daily Telegraph it was not uncommon for people to trespass on the abandoned hospital. ``You get the local rumours about ghosts being seen out there but, whether people are ghost-hunting or not, they're still trespassing and there is no excuse,'' he said. ``The bottom line is if you go into a place without permission to enter, then police will take the necessary action.'' He said the group that allegedly broke into the hospital last week were confronted by police as they were making their way down the mountains. When asked what they were doing at the site, they allegedly replied they were looking for ghosts. Insp Lloyd said the group was given a ``stern'' talking to. The Queen Victoria Hospital was one featured in TV series Scream Test, in which contestants spent a night at six ``haunted'' locations. The show's website acknowledges the hospital is not open to the public because it is ``unsafe''. Peter Clifford, who conducts ghost tours in the Blue Mountains, said yesterday there was no excuse for people breaking the law in search of spirits. He also warned people who visit reportedly haunted sites with sinister intentions may find themselves in more trouble than they bargained for. ``If they're going there to break headstones or bring an ouija board and try to contact a spirit, they will contact the spirits which are trapped and they tend to be the nasty ones,'' Mr Clifford said. Ruby Lang, a professional paranormal researcher, said the internet and shows such as the UK's Most Haunted and America's Scariest Places on Earth fed the public's appetite for the paranormal. ``Ghost hunting has taken off in Australia in the past two years,'' Ms Lang said, adding many historic sites -- including Australia's reportedly most-haunted house, Monte Cristo in Junee -- now stage tours to cope with demand. Ms Lang said professional paranormal researchers used scientific tests to investigate, research and document Australian ghosts and hauntings legally and with the permission of the site's owners.
WED 13 JUL 2005, Page 016
Ghost-hunters busted - Intruders haunted by police
By: LILLIAN SALEH
AMATEUR ghost-busters were yesterday warned by police not to illegally go in search of spirits. The warning comes after a group of would-be ghost-busters allegedly broke into an abandoned hospital believed to be inhabited by the souls of former patients. About 12 people allegedly broke into the former Queen Victoria Hospital in Wentworth Falls after finding references to the hospital being haunted on the internet. Acting Inspector Russell Lloyd yesterday told The Daily Telegraph it was not uncommon for people to trespass on the abandoned hospital. ``You get the local rumours about ghosts being seen out there but, whether people are ghost-hunting or not, they're still trespassing and there is no excuse,'' he said. ``The bottom line is if you go into a place without permission to enter, then police will take the necessary action.'' He said the group that allegedly broke into the hospital last week were confronted by police as they were making their way down the mountains. When asked what they were doing at the site, they allegedly replied they were looking for ghosts. Insp Lloyd said the group was given a ``stern'' talking to. The Queen Victoria Hospital was one featured in TV series Scream Test, in which contestants spent a night at six ``haunted'' locations. The show's website acknowledges the hospital is not open to the public because it is ``unsafe''. Peter Clifford, who conducts ghost tours in the Blue Mountains, said yesterday there was no excuse for people breaking the law in search of spirits. He also warned people who visit reportedly haunted sites with sinister intentions may find themselves in more trouble than they bargained for. ``If they're going there to break headstones or bring an ouija board and try to contact a spirit, they will contact the spirits which are trapped and they tend to be the nasty ones,'' Mr Clifford said. Ruby Lang, a professional paranormal researcher, said the internet and shows such as the UK's Most Haunted and America's Scariest Places on Earth fed the public's appetite for the paranormal. ``Ghost hunting has taken off in Australia in the past two years,'' Ms Lang said, adding many historic sites -- including Australia's reportedly most-haunted house, Monte Cristo in Junee -- now stage tours to cope with demand. Ms Lang said professional paranormal researchers used scientific tests to investigate, research and document Australian ghosts and hauntings legally and with the permission of the site's owners.
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Hi Guys and Gals,
Please note the Queen Vic that featured on Scream Test is NOT the same place - there is another Queen Vic hospital in Picton and this is where the show was filmed, not in the Blue Mtns.
Philt, were you referring to the half page piece in the Daily Telegraph? The only other piece I saw in the Blue Mtns Gazette was the police brief about the trespassing incident. If there was anything else, I'd be interested to see it.
I mentioned the US show World's Scariest Places and the UK's Most Haunted in the above article because I believe shows such as these have heightened general interest in the paranormal. I don't believe there are any plans to film anything at Tablelands Rd
Cheers,
Ruby
Please note the Queen Vic that featured on Scream Test is NOT the same place - there is another Queen Vic hospital in Picton and this is where the show was filmed, not in the Blue Mtns.
Philt, were you referring to the half page piece in the Daily Telegraph? The only other piece I saw in the Blue Mtns Gazette was the police brief about the trespassing incident. If there was anything else, I'd be interested to see it.
I mentioned the US show World's Scariest Places and the UK's Most Haunted in the above article because I believe shows such as these have heightened general interest in the paranormal. I don't believe there are any plans to film anything at Tablelands Rd
Cheers,
Ruby
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Hi,Ruby Lang wrote:Hi Guys and Gals,
Please note the Queen Vic that featured on Scream Test is NOT the same place - there is another Queen Vic hospital in Picton and this is where the show was filmed, not in the Blue Mtns.
Philt, were you referring to the half page piece in the Daily Telegraph? The only other piece I saw in the Blue Mtns Gazette was the police brief about the trespassing incident. If there was anything else, I'd be interested to see it.
I mentioned the US show World's Scariest Places and the UK's Most Haunted in the above article because I believe shows such as these have heightened general interest in the paranormal. I don't believe there are any plans to film anything at Tablelands Rd
Cheers,
Ruby
There was a half page spread a week later with a picture of a ghosthunter outside the hospital. Seems the Telecrap copied it from last weeks Gazette.
Thanks
Phil
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