Port Arthur, Tasmania
Take a lantern-lit Historic
Ghost Tour of the World Heritage listed site of Port
Arthur by night and be guided on a mysteriously intriguing historical journey.
Learn of bizarre occurrences among the darkened ruins and
heritage buildings where convicts, settlers and soldiers once walked. There is
almost two centuries of documented sightings and reports of paranormal
activity.
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| Port Arthur, Tasmania credit Peter Luxton |
Old Melbourne Gaol
Once home to dangerous criminals, petty offenders, the
homeless and the mentally ill, the Old Melbourne Goal is now a popular tourist attraction where you can step back
in time and walk the road to the gallows of the 19th century prison.
Between 1842 and its closure in 1929 the gaol was the scene
of 133 hangings including that of Australia’s most infamous citizen, Ned
Kelly.
Take a Ghost Tour by night and you could become of the many
who have witnessed paranormal occurrences, or take the Hangman’s Night Tour and
learn the stories of the ‘rope master’.
St Helena Island, Brisbane
St Helena Island, Brisbane
St
Helena Island National Park
historic area once functioned as a high-security colonial prison from 1867, and
was home to hundreds of society’s outcasts.
It was a tough life on St Helena,
where severe punishments such as lashings, dark underground cells, gagging, and
energy-sapping shot drill did not go astray.
Ghost tours of St Helena
are taken by night, but be prepared for the unexpected at the island’s
cemetery.
The Rocks, Sydney
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| Brisbane, Queensland |
Take a tour of The
Rocks in Sydney to hear true stories of murder, suicide, hangings,
hauntings and ghosts as you journey along the cobblestone lanes.
From the earliest history of the settlement, the area had a
reputation as a slum, often frequented by visiting sailors and prostitutes.
During the late nineteenth century, the area was dominated by gangs and
maintained a rough reputation until the 1870’s.
Many of the sites on The Rocks Ghost Tour have had recent
reports of sightings and strange phenomena, where you may encounter shades of
the dead lingering amongst the living.
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| The Rocks, Sydney |
Fremantle Arts
Centre, Western Australia
Built in 1867, the Fremantle
Arts Centre is said to be the most haunted place in the Southern
Hemisphere, mainly because of the amount of sightings people have had there.
Originally a mental asylum, it was condemned in 1900 after
two deaths and a Government inquiry, though its patients weren’t relocated
until 1909.
Ghost tours taken by night will prove paranormal activity is
abundant in the old gothic-style building, which is said to be haunted by at
least 10 restless spirits.
