The Haunts and Scares of Brisbane
Written by worldtraveler on June 18th, 2009
Not only is Brisbane home to the UFO Research Queensland, an non profit, voluntary association that receives, researches and records UFO sighting, It is also considered one of the most haunted cities by the International Haunted Places Directory.
The directory contends there are ghosts residing in the hallways of many Brisbane institutions like Old Government House, Parliament House, Brisbane Arcade and even Brisbane’s City Hall.Allegedly it is not uncommon to see the ghostly figure of an elderly lady from yesteryear wandering the staircases of city Hall or a maintenance man, long departed going up and down in the lift.
Historian Jack Sim conducts Ghost tours of Brisbanes most historic haunted sites, such as Boggo Road Gaol, Toowong cemetery and Dutton Park Cemetery. On these tours Jack recounts stories of the ghostly and murderous history, and if lucky you may even see an apparition and “white light”.
To start your own Brisbane ghoul hunt, begin at the oldest inhabited building in Queensland, the Commissariat Stores on the banks of the Brisbane River in William Street. It was built in 1829 and is home to some gruesome reminders of Brisbane’s past: a jar containing two shriveled convict fingertips, the old hanging beam of Boggo Road Gaol and lots of great stories.
If you would prefer to go on your own ghoul hunt in Brisbane you should start with the Commissariat Stores, the oldest inhabited building in Queensland. Built in 1829 it is now home to a jar containing two shriveled convict fingertips, the old hanging beam of Boggo Road Gaol and lots of great stories. Built in 1846, Newstead House is Brisbanes oldest surviving residence. It is said that there are several ghost residing here , including a 12 year old girl who enjoys to rearrange shoes. At the Breakfast Creek Hotel a past publican, who is said to have fallen out of the window, has been spotted in the original parts of the hotel. At Plough Inn, Southbank, there are supposedly two ghosts wandering around inside its walls.
Catching a ferry across to St Helena Island on Moreton Bay, you can then join a nightly ghost tour of the convict cemetery. Here you will witness the retelling stories of those who never left the Island. Lastly, go deep into Brisbanes murderous past by going on the Mayne Inheritance Tour. Based on a true story about the Mayne family, one of Brisbanes most influential families with a murder in the midst.
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