They Don't Stay Dead

Episode 49: Elizabeth Farm & Ascot House


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Gather the herd, it's haunted farm time!

This week Alexa covers the ghost of Elizabeth Farm and a bonus Poltergeist story, and Brit covers the haunting of Ascot house (yes, it's a "farm").

Horror movie reviews:  M3GAN & Soft and Quiet

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Sources for today's ep:

Elizabeth Farm
https://mhnsw.au/stories/convict-sydney/john-macarthur-ambitious-volatile-self-confident/
https://atparramatta.com/discover/history-and-heritage/historical-places/elizabeth-farm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Farm#Museum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Macarthur_(wool_pioneer)#Acquisition_of_the_first_Merino_sheep
https://camdenhistorynotes.com/2017/04/14/elizabeth-farm-parramatta/
https://michellescotttucker.com/2017/03/14/working-at-elizabeth-farm/
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47503223
100 tales from Australia’s most haunted places - Ben Pobjie
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28667396/1031752

Ascot House
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/toowoomba-could-be-australias-spookiest-town/news-story/ea062b88d1eac425965ae6245029df9d
https://debbie-johansson.com/2021/09/29/the-ghost-of-ascot-house/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascot_House
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=600853#:~:text=While%20the%20exact%20construction%20date,of%20Ascot%20house%20remains%20unknown.
https://issuu.com/armcustompublishing/docs/complete_october_2020_style_-_copy/s/11051127
Book: Haunted: The Book of Australia’s Ghosts by author John Pinkney

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In the spirit of reconciliation They Don't Stay Dead acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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