by Tracie Griffith The news from the printer is that the Port Fairy Ghost Stories book is almost ready for delivery. We can’t wait for you to see it! We wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the production of the book. This not-for-profit venture would [...]
by Tracie Griffith The logo for the Port Fairy Ghost Stories project was launched on our website yesterday. It is the work of the wonderful Liz Gannon, a member of the Whale Bone Art Gallery collective. Liz is a professional sign writer by trade and well-known locally for her [...]
by Tracie Griffith When we began our research into Port Fairy’s ghost stories, we started with a list of about 30 stories that we called our rumour file. They were simply the stories that members of the committee had heard over the years and which seemed as good a [...]
by Tracie Griffith Julie Hoey has made quite a splash in the Port Fairy Moyneyana Festival’s New Year’s Eve Parade, winning Best Float for the past three years - in 2014 with her stunning Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse float, in 2015 with her dramatic Trojan Horse float and [...]
by Tracie Griffith When researching the making of the short film The Legend of Matilda Dixon, I was left with more questions than answers (refer to the story 'Matilda Dixon Uncut' on our HOME page). Particularly after reading about the town of Burkittsville in Maryland, USA, which was promoted as [...]
by Tracie Griffith The idea for the Port Fairy Ghost Stories project started with a conversation about the work Secrets 1 (above), between the artist Berit Hampel and myself. Berit is a member of the Whale Bone Gallery collective and I would often drop into the gallery to admire [...]
by Tracie Griffith The story of the Cox Street Axe Murder continues to intrigue, with the question of what happened to Thelma Mary Wade remaining unanswered. It appears that little Stewart Wade was not the only victim of his mother’s senseless crime. Known accounts suggest that Thelma led a troubled existence; [...]
by Tracie Griffith Research for the Port Fairy Ghost Stories project has been underway for nearly two years now. We started with a long list of rumoured stories from our group of intrepid ghost hunters and expanded on this as locals suggested additional leads. Along the way, we discovered that many of [...]