WHITE LADY OF WITTENOOM

ORIGIN: Western Australia

This urban legend is tied to the now-abandoned town of Wittenoom, infamous for its mining history and the deadly blue asbestos (illness from being exposed to dangerous chemicals in mines) death that claimed the lives of many residents. 

The ghost of the White Lady is said to haunt the now desolate town and its surrounding landscape, serving as both a warning and a reminder of the town's past.

According to local stories, the White Lady is believed to be the spirit of a woman who either lost her family to asbestos-related illnesses or died from the disease herself. 

She is said to always wear an over flowing white dress, with a pale, sorrowful face and hollow eyes filled with so much sadness.

Some people and tourists have claimed to see her wandering the dusty roads or standing near the entrances of the contaminated mines.

People have also talked about hearing soft weeping or whispers carried on the wind, usually once any heard these sounds, they begin to feel tightness in their chest, as though they, too, are breathing in the deadly asbestos fibers.