At least three places in New South Wales are noted for mysterious phantom lights -- Tinonee, on the Manning River; Tree Plain, near Hay; and Yarradool, near Pilliga. The "Tinonee Ghost", as it is called, appears from time to time on a marshy flat near the town, thence travels quickly up the neighbouring hill and vanishes. It is supposed to be due to marsh gas. In certain marshy regions "Will-o-the -wisps" and "Corpse-candles" are not uncommon. But the other luminants appear where there is no marsh or surface water.
Many a traveller has been scared at night by a bobbing light on One Tree Plain. It was locally known as the "Ghostly Coach" and the "Phantom Mail". Though mounted parties went after it, they could never catch up to it.
The Yarradool light first stirred up phantom interest many years ago. That flitting luminant is supposed to emanate from a natural deposit of luminous gas. But the light bobs along for several hundred yards.
Binghi's idea was that the mysteries were spirits, and if the light fell on anyone some terrible disaster would follow. Consequently, he never wandered or camped near those places at night.
(Windsor and Richmond Gazette - 29th January, 1932.)
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