C Blunt Boatbuilder, Williamstown
Date: Sunday 1st August
Time: 7.45pm to 8.20pm
Weather: Rain, cold, dark
Sense approximately 8 spirits present:
1. ‘Arthur’
• White beard
• Walking up and down the shed
• A few of us felt as though he was walking through us
2. The man in the third photo in the office:
• He was wondering what we were doing there
• He doesn’t believe in ghosts
3. George
• In his early 50s
• Linked to a fire at Liston Tennis Courts- feel there used to be sheds there
that burnt down
4. Michael Raymond Starch
• 28 years old
• Came in through the back door from the pier
5. 14 year old called Ruben
6. Children
• Kim saw small people- children in the shed. Believe they came in with him.
7. Other workers- going about their normal business
• Men are all working, not minding us being there and not trying to interact
Layout
• Used to be a door on the left hand side wall
• Used to be a verandah extension on the right hand side wall with door
• Used to a large hand wench/crank on the verandah
Middle of the shed
• The strongest activity of the night occurred in the middle of the shed.
• Most of the group sensed a presence in the same spot- middle of the room
between the saw and boat
• Very cold spot to stand on despite the temperature gauge indicating that it
was warmer than the rest of the room
• Ama and Kim were drawn to the middle of the room where Kim became nauseous
and entered a trance like state.
Other
• Sense barrel making and barrels being rolled across the ground
• Someone hanged themselves at the front, felt the need to look up
• Each time we asked for a ‘sign’ the rain became louder (not it was a rainy,
blustery night)
I had a conversation with Greg Blunt today who confirmed that the person in the third photo was Charlie. He took over the business when his father died in 1900 and built the boat in the centre of the shed with the cold spots! Greg took some temperature readings and the point between the boat and the saw is 3c colder than the spots immediately around it. We had variations of 4c to 5c in the same spot last night. Thank you so much Greg for allowing us to visit your lovely, historic building.
ReplyDeleteGreg Blunt confirmed that there used to be a mechanic workshop in the building some time between 1913-1926 so perhaps the 'barrels being rolled' was something to do with tyres?
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