I am over at Writing to be Read with this months Dark Origins post which features South Africa’s most famous ghost, the Uniondale ghost. Thanks for hosting, Kaye Lynne Booth.
Uniondale is a klein dorpie (small town) in the Little Karoo, Western Cape Province of South Africa. The town was formed in 1856 by the joining of two towns, Hopedale and Lyons. There is nothing remarkable about this agricultural town except its famous ghost story.
On the national road, not far from Uniondale, there is a turn-off that leads to Barendas. It is here that a young women hitchhiker is seen around Easter time. She is dressed in dark slacks and a shirt and has accepted many a lift from unsuspecting motorists. She travels with them for about 17 kilometres until the next turn-off to Barendas, and then she disappears.
The ghost is said to be Maria Charlotte Roux, an administrative clerk, who was travelling with her fiance, Giel Pretorius (some of the articles refer to him as Giel Oberholzer), an army corporal, from Pretoria to Riversdale. The couple were…
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The ghost story reminds me of the archetype of the hitchhiking ghost in some ways.
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Hi Andrew, you are right and the discussion about these ghost sightings actually say that. Hitchhiking ghosts seem to share common behaviour traits.
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I must’ve missed that. Oops.
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It was obscure so don’t worry. I just thought it was interesting and Maria’s ghost has not been seen since her fiance died. Weird huh?
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Heading over!
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Thank you, Barbara.
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I’ll save this for later, Robbie. I only have a few hours online but I’m so so intrigued.
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Hi Jude, it is a sad story.
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Heading over to read, Robbie. I enjoy these. 🙂
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That’s nice to know, Diana.
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