Halloweek on Strewth - Tale 5 of 7

Tonight's tale comes from an amazing Strewth listener, Elise. She was one of six volunteers spending a week on South Solitary Island, a rock off Coffs Harbour when this terrifying encounter occurred.

On the second-last night she hears and feels something in the old lighthouse keepers cottage that she'll never forget. As you'll find out, she's not the only one who has left the island with a macabre story to tell. . .

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Sources:

• Death of Miss Lydia Gow. (1912, November 23). Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/135759652
• Friends of South Solitary Island Lighthouse. (n.d.). South Solitary Island lighthouse history. https://friendsofsouthsolitaryislandlighthouse.com.au/lighthouse-history/
• The late Miss Lydia Gow. (1912, November 26). Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 6. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/135758591
• Lighthouses of Australia Inc. (n.d.). South Solitary Island Lighthouse. https://lighthouses.org.au/nsw/south-solitary-island-lighthouse/
• Martin, M. (2019, August 10). South Solitary Island Lighthouse haunted by ghost of girl buried in bathtub, former residents say. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-10/lydia-gow-buried-in-a-bathtub-and-covered-with-concrete/11395174