The Dusty Box

Tag: Ghost Story

  • The Phantom Buggy

    The Phantom Buggy

    Sergeant Hobson of the Western Australia Police Force started his shift at five in March 1917. As he rode his bicycle along Beaufort Street, the early morning light struggled to break through the heavy clouds. Ka-lop, ka-lop, ka-lop, ka-lop. A fast-moving horse put him on alert. Ka-lop, ka-lop, ka-lop. Where was it coming from? Ka-lop,…

  • The Padbury Street Ghost

    The Padbury Street Ghost

    Let us tell the story of the Haunted House. The Daily News (Perth, WA :1882 – 1950); 9 February 1914; Page 8; A Haunted House Located behind the Brisbane Hotel and running diagonally from Beaufort Street to Bulwer Street, Padbury Street was a quiet street unknown to many people in Perth. In February 1914, that…