Although not all these places are open to the public... some are... and if the moon shines just right, you never know... you might get a big fright! Check out this list of Australia's Most Haunted places! And even worst than the hauntings are some of the stories behind them!
Canberra - Duffy - There is a creek
around, with a house right next to it or on top of it, where a little
girl roams around. The former owners had visits from the little girl.
She died in the late 1800's/early 1900's, by drowning in the creek.
Canberra - Kambah Wool
Shed - Used in the 1900's as a convict prison,
where executions also took place. Many believe that there are hundreds
of spirits floating around in the wool shed. There have also been
reports from nearby houses that screams have been heard from the shed.
There was a report of a man finding blood in a corner of the shed.
Canberra - Mount Cotton - There is a place called Spook Hill. Turn your car off
in the middle of the hill, hop out and it rolls up all by itself.
New South Wales - Armidale
- Armidale High School Auditorium - When in the
auditorium alone, you can hear a faint evil laugh, like it’s trying to
scare you. Occasionally, things will be hurled across the stage.
New South Wales - Asquith
- Asquith Girls High School - At night, strange
noises are heard near the hall and the oval of the school. People
who've heard these noises say that they heard screams of teenage girls
or younger girls. Various people say that they've been hit or nearly
hit by large objects from off the top of the roof, such as bricks and
roof tiles.
New South Wales - Bathurst
- Machatti Park - When there is no one around,
screams have been heard. - February 2007
Update/Additional Information: Machatti Park - The park is behind the
local courthouse. The courthouse and the park were part of the jail in
the old days(the jail is now long gone). Somewhere on the grounds of
the park was used for the hanging of inmates. There is a lot of bad
history there. New South Wales - Camberwell
- Siena College - Many students and teachers
have seen shadows of people who are not there, and white ghostly shapes
in broad daylight. All of this has happened in the school’s chapel. It
is believed to be haunted by one of the nuns that used to live there.
New South Wales - Cootamundra
- Monte Cristo Homestead - Used to be owned by
wealthy man. In the Boy's Room, an evil presence is felt. Children
without any history of asthma have had severe asthma attacks. The dairy
is severely haunted. A man was attacked by something he couldn't see.
New South Wales - East Hills - Lucas Road/Henry Lawson Drive Creek - The
road leads to the Georges River. It is haunted by an old local
fisherman. He was a lonely man, whose only companion was his blue
heeler dog. He kept to himself and liked to avoid contact with people.
He would regularly be seen scavenging for bait in the creek. Then he
would mysteriously disappear and wasn't seen again. Many locals have
reported that they have seen the old man around the creek, especially
with the occurrence of a full moon. Many residents nearby have reported
hearing a dog howling at night in the creek. But no dog is seen.
North New South Whales - the highway to Byron Bay - back in the 70's to the
mid 90s until they built a new highway. People used to report about a
young woman dressed in the hippy fashion of the 70s standing on the
side of the road, late at night, hitching. They would pick her up and
she would just direct them down the road. Of course the girl would
disappear. No one knows who this young woman is and why she is hitching
the road. Witness even report picking her up to take her where she
needs to go, and she disappears.
New South Wales - Junee -
Monte Cristo - Australia's most haunted house.
Hundreds of sightings and strange occurrences happen in and around this
house every year. Visitors tell of cold spots, voices, and not being
able to ascend certain stairs due to some unexplained force. The
homestead is open to the public and can also be viewed at - www.montecristo.com
It has
also been the focus of some Australian television programs. This is a
beautiful homestead with a not so beautiful past.
New South Wales - Kurri
Kurri - Richmond Vale Rail & Mining Museum - Richmond
Main is an abandoned mine which operated from 1910 to 1967. Today, it
is a steam railway and mining museum. During its operating life, there
were 54 lives lost from accidents and mistakes. In 1922, a mine shaft
which can travel 300 feet underground, and is preserved today, was
taking five miners down to the bottom of the pit. Its cable snapped
when the shaft cage was still 200 feet from the ground. All the miners
lost there lives (the records of the incident still exist). Today,
about five out of ten people who visit the museum, and have had a look
at the abandon shaft, say that they feel very sad. Some say they can
hear the sounds of people yelling out, as if they are falling. Also,
strange things happen to some of the steam locomotives preserved at the
museum. Some of the drivers have said that various controls on the
loco's N o. 30 go haywire. A former South Maitland Railway's loco is
the engine that has strange things done to it. The throttle will be
fully open for the locomotive to move, when the drivers have left it in
the closed position. There are also incidents where there the driver,
the fireman or both are in the cab, and the engine's whistle will be
pulled right in front of them, without either of them pulling the
whistle cord. It is said to be a sprit of the former manager, Mr. John
Brown, who died there in 1930 (cause of death not known). He has been
seen early in the morning, firing off the steam loco for a days run.
Two museum members have seen him, and they refused to ever work in that
area ever again. Mr. Brown is seen on the third Sunday of each month,
five out of ten times.
New South Wales - Lismore
- Lions Park - There used to be a set of swings
that used to move, on windless nights, by themselves and stop with a
unearthly scream of a child. The story goes that a young boy was
playing on the swings back in the late 70s and fell off. The swing came
back and killed the child. His ghost still plays on the swing until the
local council got rid of them.
New South Wales - Lochinvar
- St. Josephs Campus - This used to be a
boarding school years ago, and also a convent is next to it. It is
believed to be haunted by a former boarder that had died. Screams come
out of a room that is no longer used.
New South Wales - Maitland
- Maitland Jail - Various hauntings, lights,
voices, cold spots. Now considered to be the most haunted place in
Australia. The jail is no longer in use, but tours are conducted at
various times of the year.
New South Wales - Mitchell
- Crystalbrook - Crystalbrook is a property
north of Mitchell. The men there have reported seeing a man riding a
horse near the house yard. They often report someone walking up and
down the verandah early in the morning, waking the men up to go to
work. When they check, there is nobody there and everyone is still
asleep. Older neighbors believe this to be the ghost of the former
owner of the property, and remark on how he used to ensure all his
workers were up with the sun.
New South Wales - Narellan
- Studley Park - There has been 3 deaths here
one in the hall and two in the lake at night you can sometimes see
lights in the tower and sometimes you can see something standing at the
window.
New South Wales - Picton -
Picton Tunnels - The Picton Tunnels are
abandoned train tunnels used more than 100 years ago. A young lady had
been run over by a train, and her ghost still lurks around at night.
Witnesses have seen lights, gusts of winds, and shadows. There is also
the ghost of a girl seen rarely, who had been raped and murdered. The
ghost of a girl who hung herself is seen at the entrance of the
200-meter tunnel.
New South Wales - Purfleet
- Purfleet Medical Centre - It is said that a
ghost of a woman haunts this place, day or night. People who work there
have felt and seen a shape of a woman just walk through. It gets very
cold and causes fear in all who work there. She is said to be a woman
who died and was buried under the medical centre.
New South Wales - Queanbeyan
– Air Disaster Memorial - It's believed that if
your car stops on the cattle grid, a nurse who used to help out the
wounded when the air disaster happened, comes running at your car. She
tries to get in your car to help you, as if you are injured. She tries
to get in the car anyway possible. There are stories of people's
windscreens being smashed by her. Another story is that once a young
girl was found beneath a cattle grid. She had died not long before she
was found, although the ground around the grid had not been disturbed.
The grids weigh in excess of 500 kilograms. Whatever you do, don't turn
your car off while your there. It will stall.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Berry - Berry Camp Sports and Recreational Centre - They say that many years ago they locked up unwanted
naughty boys and then killed them. Most commonly, the girls side of the
campsite is haunted.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Blue Mountains – Springwod - St. Columba's - St
Columba's is a very old school, but long before it was a seminary.
Once, a priest in training jumped off the bell tower. Now, people who
have been in the school at night have seen a figure up on the bell
tower, preparing to jump the four stories down. Also, people who have
been by themselves have reported being touched, or not being able to
open doors, and feeling cold for no reason. Aboriginals have always
felt that there was a strange presence on the grounds, or an
uncomfortable feeling on the grounds.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Busby - James Busby High School - It was built
in the 1960's as a temporary high school, but due to population rapidly
increasing, it has been made a permanent high school that still remains
today. Reports of classroom lights flashing at night, and of a
ghost-like dog that chases people who dare to take a shortcut through
the grounds of the school, late at night.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Capitol Theatre - About ten years ago, the
Capitol Theatre in Sydney was refurbished. One day, after seeing a
ghost, a security guard decided that patrolling the site was not worth
the money. Reports of seeing the apparition of a man.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Castle Hill High - Haunted by an ex-student who
committed suicide. In the quadrangle at night time, a man has been said
to watch you from one of the windows. Witnesses have seen weird orbs
floating on the school hall, and often hear the screams of a young
girl.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Darling Harbor - At the Novotel at darling
harbor, there have been sightings of a woman with long black hair
wearing a white dress.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Darling Harbor - Xerts Restaurant - The ghost of
a little boy haunts this restaurant. It is said that the boy died a few
days after having his birthday party at the restaurant. The staff have
seen a little boy riding a tricycle around the restaurant, and the
nightshift staff can feel a strange presence. The restaurant also holds
rides. Whoever wants to get off the ride, puts up their hand. One time,
a staff member saw someone put up their hand, but there was no one
there. However, the ghost is harmless and is hardly seen by clients.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Eastlakes - People have heard strange noises,
like someone is being slaughtered or being dragged down the stairs by
something. Next to Eastlakes Public School, people have seen something
white, staring through the window staring. Kids have said they’ve seen
it from across the field.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Green Valley - The lights in Busby west school
continue to go on and off. Six people reported that they could of sworn
they saw it. Teachers, student police, and others reported they may of
seen a young innocent girl moaning and upset. She was stabbed in 1996,
and still remains today in the Busby west boys school toilet.
New South Wales - Sydney -
K-World (beside Hyde Park) - This is a
belowground place for people to sing karaoke, which is in the lowest
level of the building, and is just beside the Hyde Park on Elizabeth
Street. People claimed that they came across a ghost in room 11. The
story is that a group had just finished singing karaoke and were going
to make a payment at the counter. The counterperson said that there
were ten people inside the room, and demanded them to pay for the ten
people. However, there were only nine of them, so they refused to pay
for ten. But the counterperson swears that he/she saw ten people go
into that room.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Kingsgrove - Shackel Avenue - Scout Hall - This
derelict, abandoned scout hall has been haunted ever since 1999, when
apparently a man was murdered and buried underneath the scout hall. It
is said that at night if you go under the hall you can see a ghost of
what looks like a man with one arm. Strange noises have been heard, and
children often in their teens, bring Ouija boards and play with them
under this haunted hall, which is extremely dangerous. If visiting this
hall, take precautions and don't take Ouija boards because of many
hazards to your spiritual well being and psychological health. It is
still used today by the rovers, but no one dares go underneath the
hall, which is filled with junk, wood, and various other materials.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Liverpool Tafe - A girl at night can bee seen
lurking around the K block building. Wearing only white, reports have
suggested the girl’s name is Helen.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Macquarie Fields Station - Late at night, when
the station is nearly empty, you can always hear the moans and groans
of a young girl in her teens. Screams would begin and then become much
louder. Other people have heard the sounds too. Someone has once
reported that they swear they saw a young girl wearing dancing clothes,
covered in what looked like to be blood in her chest area (she was
clutching her chest). She lurks around the station moaning and
groaning. She also sits in the middle of the station, and just stares
and cries. No one has reported any violence/harm done by the ghost.
New South Wales - Sydney –
Penrith - Orchard Hills - This place is an old
Mafia house and years ago, in the top tower of this house, they used to
take people that deceived them and shoot them. Nobody lives there now,
but at nighttime, the top tower light turns on and there is a
distinctive white shaded figure that comes down the front lawn when you
park your car there.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Quarantine Station - People who visit the now
empty Quarantine Station are often pushed by people who are not there.
They are even pushed to the floor during the middle of the day.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Shivan's House of Minto Heights - A boy named
Shivan once lived in this two-story house in Minto Heights. He had been
run over in front of his house, and he is now seen in the windows of
his house, with a frown.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Sydney Airport - 20 years ago it is said that 12
teens went on a vacation to Australia. It was 2 weeks later until they
had to leave. Since they were teenagers they wanted to do some silly
regrettable things so they stayed in the bathrooms till closing time.
They were then trapped. not until they were stuck at this airport did
they realize it wasn’t a joke anymore and they had to escape so they
spilt up to look for a way out. The next day they were found dead. No
one knows how or what happened but all they could find out was that
each of them had a symbol sliced into their stomachs the symbol of
death. If you go there at night it is said that you can hear them
wailing and sometimes see them panicking for help.
New South Wales - Sydney -
Wakehurst Parkway - Notorious stretch of highway
that is known for many fatal crashes, many of which are said to have
been caused by a young girl by the name of "Kelly". She enters into
people's motor vehicles as they drive along the dimly lit road after
midnight. If she is not informed that her presence is unwanted, she
will make the car veer off the road and crash.
New South Wales - Sydney –
Wollongong - Mountain Coal Mine - In the 1920’s,
a mineworker was killed. this mineworker was disliked by the community
and at work, and whenever he was taunted, he cried and then let out
evil laughs. It is said that if you go up to the mountain at midnight,
you can still hear him laughing. It's quite a very scary experience
because many people say he hits and tugs at you.
New South Wales - Tamworth
- King George Avenue - It you drive or walk to
the end of the avenue late at night and face back towards the city, a
phantom set of headlights will come flying towards you. Random
electrical problems, such as fuses blowing have also occurred
frequently. Many people have crashed and died on this stretch of road,
as it used to be a popular drag strip.
New South Wales - Tamworth
- Woolworth's Car Park - If you ever go shopping
at Tamworth Shopping World, never be in the underground car park alone
after 1AM. About seventeen witnesses have reported feeling tickled and
experiencing a temporary loss of sight.
New South Wales - Wentworth
- Wentworth Jail - A photograph was taken by a
visitor on a tour, that has an unexplainable white haze in it. It
appears to be one or two white figures. This jail is very old, and is
undoubtedly haunted. Some visitors have even claimed to hear voices.
Unwelcoming feelings are also felt while being there.
New South Wales - Wollongong
- Horsley - Many years ago, a girl was brutally
murdered at night at a park on the side of the Bong Bong Road. Also,
another girl was killed a few years later when she was hit by a car. It
is now said that this road is haunted by the two girls’ angry spirit,
looking for their killers.
New South Wales - Wollongong
- Wombarra Cemetery - The cemetery covers a
windswept headland, that juts out to sea in Wombarra, Northern
Wollongong. From a distance, witnesses have seen a white figure
standing at the end of the headland, looking out to sea.
Northern Territory - Darwin
- Old Fannie Bay Jail - Prisoners wake up to the
sighs and moans coming from the hanging barracks.
Queensland - Brisbane -
Alexandra Hills State High School - A tall boy,
seen with a very tight necktie, occasionally appears late in the
afternoon. He is seen, but when obstructed by a moving crowd, etc. he
disappears. Rumored to have appeared in bathroom mirrors. Matches the
picture on a memory plate of a boy that died while attending Alex
Hills.
Queensland - Brisbane -
Bogu Road Jail - At around midnight, every
night, an old prison guard, who was brutally murdered by two inmates,
can be seen walking around the perimeter of the fence, just outside the
main cell block. If you listen, you can also hear the group of keys
that he carried, rattling against his leg as he walks
Queensland - Brisbane -
Boogo Road Goal - Famous for the 'Black Hole'(an
underground series of cells used for solitary confinement), it is home
to many tormented souls. Brisbane Ghost Tours hold frequent events,
including haunted sleepovers, horror movie nights, etc.
Queensland - Brisbane -
Brisbane Town Hall - Many people who have worked
in the town hall admitted to experiencing a strange phenomenon. It is
believed that at least three ghosts reside here. The first ghost is of
a woman dressed in period-style clothing, and the second is a man who
was crushed by an elevator. The third ghost is of a sailor who was
brutally stabbed to death by a mate. Witnesses have claimed to see all
of these ghosts at different times.
Queensland - Brisbane -
Learning Institute of TAFE - Cleaners trying to
open the door to an unoccupied room couldn't budge it. After calling in
others and finally opening the door, they found a filing cabinet pushed
up against the door. Note that this room is on the 3rd floor, with no
other way to enter or exit it except for the door. The building is
rumored to have once been a convent.
Queensland - Brisbane -
Lutwyche Cemetery - When you drive through here
at night and get to the dead end, your car starts to drive backwards
and you can’t hit your brakes. The car then stops at a certain spot and
you can’t start your car for awhile.
Queensland - Brisbane -
Newstead House - There have been reported
sightings of a young lady in the girl’s bedroom, and of a manservant
and his wife in the kitchen. There have also been sightings of a man
under the north veranda. Cold spots and feelings of being watched.
Queensland - Brisbane -
Toowong Cemetery - Toowong Cemetery is one of
the biggest and most beautiful in Brisbane. Unfortunately, due to its
location near a main road, it is a rather loud and restless
environment. There are many rumors regarding hauntings and occurrences
in the cemetery, however most are just that - rumors. There is a
definite vibe to the place. There is very strong energy there, and
sometimes strong feelings of sadness can be picked up on. The only
commonplace rumor of any violent or physical manifestations in the
cemetery, involves one of the crypts right near the main entrance.
People have claimed to hear objects being thrown around and voices
yelling. Otherwise, it is simply a beautiful cemetery, that has
unfortunately become victim of vandalism and ridiculous stories. It is
just a resting place with strong energies and emotions tied to it. It
is believed that the gravestone just befor e your car starts to move up
the hill, is owned by a child that has been hit by a car and died.
Queensland - Brisbane -
Whepstead Manor - There are many ghosts at this
site. It was once commissioned as a hospital. During night and day, it
is told that you can hear the voices of singing and laughing. There
have been many photos taken at this site, which has unexplained
phenomena in them. Children can be heard, as well as their footsteps,
running as they play. Staff reports of hair pulling, which is
reportedly something that the "Matron" used to do to keep people in
line
Queensland - Innisfail -
Innisfail Cemetery - Within this cemetery are
many old Italian mausoleums. Also, the unmistakable sounds of very loud
breathing can sometimes be heard.
Queensland - Harrisville -
Royal Hotel Harrisville - The structure was
built in the 1800's. Half of the building was burnt down in a tragic
fire, allegedly killing several people. The hotel was rebuilt back to
its original condition in the early 1900's. But to this day, the hotel
is home to many sightings and events of a scary kind. Many customers
swear they have seen a person in one certain spot in the building, when
there was never anyone there. The witnesses description of what they
saw was always the same. Also many objects fall by themselves. People
see a lady in an old-style black dress in the backrooms, near the
kitchen area. Many publicans have been concerned that someone was
trespassing into the private area of the hotel, only to find there is
no one there! There is one photo that remains of the old hotel, with
five people sitting outside in front of the establishment. The
witnesses description of the lady in the black dress matches perfectly
with one of the ladies in the photo. Along with this, there are also
voices heard calling out people’s names, convincing even the toughest
of critics.
Queensland - Mossman - Mossman Gorge - A female
aboriginal spirit is seen in the water. The water is very cold. A
number of males have drowned here.
Queensland - Strathpine -
BrayPark State High School - At nighttime, when
wandering through the school grounds, you can hear the strange moans of
a teenage girl from the torment her fellow students gave her. Her
spirit has a mullet for a haircut, and is said to look like a victim of
a fire. Her skin was believed to be exceedingly abnormal. She committed
suicide by hanging herself from the roof of the assembly hall. There
have been electrical surges in the hall, due to the spirit’s raging
anger.
Queensland - Wacol -
Wolston Park- Evps and red orbs, ask to bang
wall in old cold room and wall gets banged. This is on top floor too,
so no one can hit it from outside and its soundproof. Weird tapping
(almost like a cricket bat tapping concrete easiest way to describe
it.) sound between buildings which moves around the cement area, came
right to my feet during evp session. and much more.
South Australia - Adelaide
- Adelaide Prison - There is a physic who went
with a local radio station team to the prison, for an investigation.
They took video recordings, and saw some orbs floating. The physic
heard a little girl screaming, and asked if the members heard it also.
One of the DJs of the radio show did. When they went back to the studio
and played the tapes, they heard three levels of screaming voices, from
faint to loud.
South Australia - Adelaide
- Norwood - The old Norwood Primary School - People
believe that a grounds man had once hung himself in a classroom. It's
believed that the lights at night flash on and off, and fade in and
out. If you were to look at the window, you would see a white shadow
moving side to side, staring you in the eyes. It's also believed that
the body of Groundskeeper Brown was buried at the school. Brown killed
himself on March 29th, 1940. On every March 29th, he appears around the
whole school, and protects himself and his grounds from any moving
object within a 100 meter radius.
South Australia - Barossa
Valley - Seppeltsfield Winery - Built in the
early 1800s by Oscar Benno Seppelt, who is said to have turned slightly
insane after spending hours confined in his private retreat, located
behind the trophy cellar. If you go on one of their ghost tours held in
the summer months, you feel as if you are being watched all the time.
Walking through the barrel tunnel, you can hear loud footsteps above
you, but there is no floor above you. After 7PM, the lights will not
turn on in the lower levels. The ghostly apparition of a maid is said
to haunt the homestead and tunnels. If you walk past the distillery and
other cellars, you can hear screaming in the vineyards and see glowing
in the top tower of the distillery. While walking past the Vinegar
factory, you can hear the machines working, wheels cranking and the
sounds of steam blasts, even though the factory has been locked for
over 150 ye ars. During the tours, you can go into Oscar’s retreat,
which is so small it can only fit a maximum of 4-5 people who even have
to duck their heads to walk in. In the Mausoleum of the Seppelt family,
you can see eerie bloodstains on the walls, which are still wet on the
anniversary of their deaths. Due to this, the Mausoleum was locked and
bolted shut in the late 20th century. Moans and whispering can be heard
in the dinning hall, which you can hire for functions. Staff and
tourists in the garden have heard rifle shots. These ghost tours are
not for the faint hearted, and no tapes, projectors or computers are
used at all. Also not recommended for children under ten years old.
Walk through the gardens as you hear stories of near death experiences
and listen to the screams and shots through the air. Many tourists have
felt cold spots, and being pushed by invisible forces. Others have told
of feeling depressed near the gardens, and even being frightened into
screaming fits.
South Australia - Kapunda
- Cemetery - Kapunda is a mining town just two
hours from Adelaide. It is an old mining town. A young girl haunts the
local cemetery there. She was sent there to the nuns when she was
pregnant and unmarried. The local priest gave her an abortion, and
still to this day she haunts the local cemetery, searching for her
baby.
South Australia - Meningie
- Local Farms - Doors slam, floors creak, voices
and music are heard and things move by themselves.
Tasmania - Hobart -
Kodak House - A female named Beryl haunts
the Kodak House in Hobart city center. She mainly haunts the top two
storeys of the building, but sometimes she comes down to knock down
displays, or scare the staff. There have been many sightings of Beryl.
Apparently, she is a gentle ghost.
Tasmania - New
Norfolk - Willow Court - It is supposed
to be haunted by a mad patient that had died there.
Tasmania - Port
Arthur - This was an old convict site.
This place has many ghostly figures, which are always present. Near the
old church ruins, on a Monday afternoon at around 6PM, bells were heard
ringing from nowhere. There are several more areas in the historic site
that contain ghosts.
Tasmania - The
Old Hobart Goal - This goal was used for
the housing and execution of convicts during the 1800’s and 1900's.
Many people were hung and ‘did time’ in here, and there are numerous
stories of hauntings and presences. Blood can sometimes be smelled
under the old gallows. Nightly ghost tours are held, as well as
occasional trial reenactments.
Tasmania - Richmond
- Richmond Bridge - Australia's oldest
bridge, it is said to be haunted by the ghost of George Grover, a
flagellator supposedly thrown off the bridge by the convicts he
tortured during its construction. Grover was transported to Van
Diemen's Land in 1825 for stealing, and by 1829 records show him as the
flagellator at Richmond. His death in early March 1832 resulted in an
inquest, concluding that he had laid down while drunk, and "fell or was
pushed" from the parapet of the bridge, 27 feet in height. Grover's
ghost is said to appear on the bridge at certain times. The ghost of a
large black and white dog, sometimes called 'Grover's Dog', is also
seen on the bridge. One lady reports it appearing at her side on
several occasions, as she walked the bridge at night. It would walk
alongside her from one end to the other, and then disappear as quickly
as it had come.
Tasmania - Theatre
Royal - The theatre has been haunted for
many years by a deceased actor/stagehand named Fred. Fred is frequently
seen in theatre, both backstage and in the audience. When a fire
started after hours in the empty theatre, the fire curtain was
mysteriously lowered, saving the theatre from being destroyed. Many
believe it was Fred who lowered the curtain to save his beloved
theatre, so the show could go on.
Victoria - Bendigo
- Fortuna Villa - George Lansell can be
seen sometimes around dusk, gazing over the villa. Around the third
floor staircase, the caretaker and numerous other staff have seen a
maid that Lansell allegedly had an affair with. George Lansell's wife
has been seen in a bathtub by the staff. The security guards have seen
barrels being pushed down the hill and lights in the windows(the villa
was also the site of a mapping facility for the Australia Armed
Forces). The caretaker hired paranormal investigators to stay the night
at Fortuna. While they were there, the lights went on and off multiple
times. The caretaker asked George Lansell to turn on the lights, and
the flickering stopped.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Ballam Park Homestead - In 1853, people
lived in the homestead, which was sold to another family and sold many
more times with lots and lots of people dying there. A couple were
having there wedding pictures taken at the homestead(they were the only
people there plus the photographer), and when the photos were
developed, you could see a little girl in the window on the second
floor. Tours of the house are on from 2PM-5PM every weekend.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Bundoora - La Rundel Mental Asylum - Banging
noises are heard from the outside of hospital. Also, the sounds of
music boxes and babies crying are heard around the area. An eerie
coldness is felt.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Casselden Place - Noises heard,
exercise equipment running by themselves, doors shaking, and cold spots
in some levels. The block that Cassenlden Place was built on was the
red light district in the 1900s.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Daisys - A pub located in the eastern
suburbs of Melbourne, is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a
previous female owner.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Greenvale - It’s an old mental hospital
out in the bush. It’s a fair walk, but it’s said that it is still
haunted by its prisoners. It is currently guarded by patrol cars and
security. But for those who are willing to make the trip, it is worth
while. But beware and get ready to run, because you will be chased. The
building is surrounded by aboriginal grounds.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Kew Mental Asylum - "Willsmere" - Noises
have been heard by people living in three story houses, hearing noises
from the levels above. There are also sightings of ghosts waking people
up in the night, standing at the ends of their beds.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Luna Park - Over fifty years ago, a
crazy joker ghost terrorized people on rides and threw things.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Methodist Ladies' College - When MLC
was first opened in around 1890, there was a girl who was a boarder.
Her name was Nelly. She was said to either have killed herself, or to
have died from a disease. Some people say that they have seen her
haunting the top room of the boarding house, which was her room.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Milanos Restaurant - The ghost of girl
who was raped and murdered by original owners haunts the restaurant.
Things smash, names are called and shadows have been seen. Known as
Tilly, the ghost is always aggressive to males and more playful to
females.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Old Melbourne Jail - A number of
ghosts, including the ghost of the famous bushranger Ned Kelly, are
said to inhabit the walls of this colonial prison.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Princess Theatre - Eerie lights and
uncanny noises. One time, something tried to push someone down the
stairs. Rumor has it, the ghost of an English tenor had a heart attack
when he fell through a trap door on the stage while performing in 1888.
Seen sometimes as a golden orb, or just a general feeling of
uneasiness.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Que Cottages Mental Hospital - Noises
from the tower during the nightshift.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Pentridge Prison - An evil presence has
been noted by several visitors to this prison, before they stopped
doing tours. Many areas within the prison are said to be haunted by
past inmates. The jail is currently being converted into apartments.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Royal Park Hospital - Taps turning on
during the nightshift.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Vermont - The center road milk bar has
had reports of white, ghostly figures, floating around and opening
doors. They are known to go around in the other houses on Beddoe Road.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Overnewton Castle - A boy who died
there(approximately 15 years ago), is said to haunt the place. The boy
apparently fell down the stairs on a school trip, and broke his neck.
The school opposite of the castle used to use the castle as a library,
but since the children(6-18 years old) claimed to see the boy at the
top of the spiral staircase, the school stopped using it. Also,
passersby report seeing apparitions in the window. The place is
currently a function hall, but no one is allowed access to the
staircase. The main gate closes by itself, and lights go on and off
when there is apparently no one home.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Sunshine - Ashley Hotel - Reported to
be haunted by a manager working a graveyard shift after kicking a
couple of drunken customers out of the hotel. He went down to the back
of the hotel to dispose of the empty beer kegs, when he was brutality
murdered and his body was left in one of the hotel rooms. Today, the
hotel does not run open rooms, but the hotel is believed to be haunted
with his presence. Lights turn on and off, plates clatter, things are
moved around, and some have seen the apparition of this poor man.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Sunbury - Salisian Bridge - Hundreds of
years ago, a maid from Kismet Park Manor fell in love with the air to
Salisian Manor. They used to meet near Salisian Bridge late at night
when they couldn't be discovered. Eventually, the young man was to
marry, but insisted he marry the maid instead, for he truly loved her.
His family refused to ever let him see her again and he killed himself.
The maid didn't find out for a while, and every night she continued to
go to the bridge, where she waited for him. When she found out what
happened to the young man, she killed herself too. Now, late at night,
you can see her wandering around Salisian Bridge, looking for her lost
love.
Victoria - Melbourne
- Victoria Market - Victoria Market was
Melbourne's first general cemetery, and still contains over 50,000
bodies buried there. Included is Melbourne's founder, John Batman, who
is buried under a statue of him in the car park. There are two
bush-ranger ghosts that walk around the stalls in the fruit section.
Victoria - Richmond
- Victoria Gardens - Built on top of an
old mill, the new shopping center has strange noises, as well as TV's
turning on and off by themselves, and lights turning on and off.
Western Australia - Albany - Camp Quaranyup - This
was a port where ships went to. A young girl who arrived in the 19th
century with her father, who was a governor, inspired the name. The
camp was used as a residence. There have been sightings of a young girl
in a 19th century nightgown. A heavy branch is said to break and fall
off a tree near a gravestone in the old graveyard, without any wind to
blow it off. The ghost of an electrocuted young man, whose body was
buried under the floorboards of a house in the camp, is seen walking
around and howling. This is a really scary place!
Western Australia - Albany - Salt Flats and Albany Family Christian Church
- Deep holes are seen one day, and the
next day they are gone(for the salt flats). One day, a person was
riding his push bike at the family church, when he went very fast,
smashed into a tree and died. Someone committed suicide there on a
motorbike as well. He put one end of a fishing line around his neck and
the other around a tree. He then drove forward.
Western Australia - Fremantle - Fremantle Arts Centre - This used to be the old asylum, and has a reputation
for being one of the most haunted buildings in Australia. Many stories
exist, ranging from the experience of cold spots, sightings, and
unexplained images appearing in photographs. There have even been
reports of actual physical experiences, such as being comforted or
kissed when no one is there. Doors open and close without explanation,
objects move by themselves, and some people have reported seeing
strange lights. Witnesses have also claimed to see people moving about
in the windows that are covered by display panels from the inside.
Western Australia - Fremantle - The Old Fremantle Prison - This is the holding pen of some of the most notorious,
violent and earliest convicts to arrive in the country. The goal and
its associated structures(which include the Roundhouse and many
tunnels) are said to contain many ghosts and souls. There are many
stories of ghost sightings, including everything from executed inmates,
to those that were classed as insane, and even Aboriginals from before
the structure was even built.
Western Australia - Nannup - Old Bakery - Even
just poking your head through the window of this run down bakery gives
you the creeps. Built in the very early 1900's and abandoned in the
1930's, it still contains all the old baking pans and equipment. The
owners had just picked up and left. The smell of buns and the noise of
the cash register can be heard during business hours. Residents also
claim to hear voices ordering bread rolls and jam tarts. At night, you
can hear arguing(a man and woman) and banging pots.
Western Australia - East Perth - Adelaide Terrace - Former Children's
Home/Orphanage - This heritage-listed
building is now a government owned building, housing government
offices. In the days when it was a children's home/orphanage(during
the1900's), several children died and the their ghosts haunt the place
to this day. Cleaners who usually clean the offices at night have quit
with no explanation.
Western Australia - Perth - Fremantle Arts Centre - This large building used to be a mental asylum. It was
then converted into a women's home, and now it's a museum for the arts.
The building is always cold even in summer, when it reaches over 100
degrees Fahrenheit. There are three resident ghosts, including one lady
ghost who walks across this one walkway, angry and sad over the loss of
her baby. Poltergeist activity, cold spots, voices and apparitions have
all been reported, and it has a reputation of being Western Australia's
most haunted building.
Western Australia - Perth - Seton Catholic
College - The school’s library used to be
a home for nuns before becoming a library. Some of the nuns died and
there have been many unexplained events happening there.
Western Australia - Wyalkatchem - Railway Accommodation - Across the road from the railway is the old railway
accommodation, that was used during the war. There is a sign on the
entrance of the sleeping quarters that states, “Quiet - Crew Resting In
Peace”. When you stay there and wake up in the night, there is a sense
that people are in the same room as you. Because it is dark, you can
only see their eyes.
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