Haunted Sites – NSW

This list contains some of the more popular haunted sites in NSW, this list has been compiled from several resources on the internet, in newspapers, and from television documentaries. These sites have not been confirmed by Paranormal Research Australia.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 man. Many residents nearby have reported hearing a dog howling at night in the creek. But no dog is seen.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 their 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 No. 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 spirit 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 the 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.
• Lismore – Lions Park – There used to be a set of swings that used to move, on windless nights, by themselves and stop with an 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 veranda 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 neighbours 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Blue Mountains – Springwood – 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Sydney – Darling Harbor – At the Novotel at darling harbour, there have been sightings of a woman with long black hair wearing a white dress.
• 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.
• 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.
• Sydney – Green Valley – The lights in Busby west school continue to go on and off. Six people reported that they could have sworn they saw it. Teachers, student police, and others reported they may have seen a young innocent girl moaning and upset. She was stabbed in 1996, and still remains today in the Busby west boys school toilet.
• 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.
• 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 wellbeing 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.
• Sydney – Liverpool Tafe – A girl at night can be seen lurking around the K block building. Wearing only white, reports have suggested the girl’s name is Helen.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.