Luna Park was a place of magic and wonder in Sydney, Australia’s harbor, the kind of place where nothing bad could ever happen. But when a horrific fire broke out on a ride called the Ghost Train, nothing would ever be the same. And yet, to this day, we still don’t know exactly what caused the fire. An electrical short? A discarded cigarette? Or something far more sinister?
Resources:
- Issue 21: The Luna Park Ghost Train Fire
- Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire- Season 2, Episodes: 1-3. 2021.
- Inquiry into the fire and deaths at Luna Park
- Luna Park and the Amusement Park Boom – JSTOR Daily
- The Luna Park Ghost Train Incident, 1979
- 1979 Sydney Ghost Train fire explained
- The haunting questions that linger
- Our History | Luna Park Sydney
- Former NSW police officers claim Sydney underworld figure Abe Saffron orchestrated the Luna Park Ghost Train fire – ABC News
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