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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

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.

Its a shame that people do not use the right channels so to speak and instead go get arrested and basicaly put a stop to any hope of future investigations.

Unfortuently you'll always have idiots running around.

Hi,

They had another 1/2 page on the tablelands rd site this week in the Blue Mountains gazette. They say it is listed in the top 10 most haunted sites in Aust and it will feature in a new Australian series along the lines of the US based "worlds scariest places". Something to look forward too.

I heard something about it on the radio too. Crazy kids these days, eh?

Do you know what this series will be called philt?

Ill have to look out for it.

Mikka, I bet you a carton of beer it's called something along the lines of Fear Factor.

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.

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

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

Hi,

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

Ahhh, well in that case I missed the Gazette piece (and seeing as I live in the area, that must have meant I used that week's paper for mulch ).

Thanks Phil, I'll see if I can chase it up.

Ruby