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Dr David Waldron is an Associate Professor of History and Anthropology at Federation University, Ballarat, Australia, with a research focus on folklore and community identity.

He is the author of Sign of the Witch: Modernity and the Pagan Revival (Carolina Academic Press, 2008), Shock! The Black Dog of Bungay: a Case Study in Local Folklore (Arkana, 2010), Snarls from the Tea-Tree: Victoria’s Big Cat Folklore (Australian Scholarly Publications, 2013) and Goldfields and the Gothic (Australian Scholarly Publications, 2016)

David Waldron's passion is for story telling and folklore with an eye for the intersection of popular culture, community heritage and folklore intersect in the creation of urban legends and heritage. He also has a passion fo ...more

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	Aradale: The Making of a Haunted Asylum 2.89 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shock! the Black Dog of Bungay by David Waldron (Goodreads Author), Christopher Reeve 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goldfields and the Gothic: A Hidden Heritage and Folklore 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sign of the Witch: Modernity and the Pagan Revival (Ritual Studies Monograph Series) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snarls from the Tea-Tree: Victoria's Big Cat Folklore by David Waldron (Goodreads Author), Simon Townsend 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Business of Background: A Casting Director s Guide to Being the Perfect Extra by David Waldron (Goodreads Author), Abby Emmett 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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