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Apr 2021
43m 56s

Boggo Road Gaol

PARCAST NETWORK
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A 19th-century Australian jail was notorious for its poor living conditions and roughly 100 deaths, including 42 hangings. Queensland’s last execution is allegedly the main source of the prison’s hauntings — a ghost who’s known to harass both prisoners and guards, the latter of whom would do anything to avoid working the night shift.  Learn more about your a ... Show More
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