Accused of witchery, Marry Barrell was hounded through Ballarat's Victorian-era newspapers

Caleb Cluff
September 9 2018 - 6:00pm

For a number of years we have been annoyed by an old hag in this neighborhood telling fortunes and practicing all sorts of devilry to the annoyance of this neighborhood, and to the eternal disgrace of the parties who are fools enough to employ her, and thereby cause misery not only amongst husbands and wives, but amongst the young men and girls who are about to marry – making heart-burnings in jealousy and misery amongst all of them. This old harridan is doing a roaring trade among the foolish girls who employ her, the charge being two shillings and sixpence…

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Caleb Cluff

Caleb Cluff

Senior Journalist, The Courier

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