Historic haunted places in Newcastle, NSW. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
Open to the public (working theatre; ticketed shows).
The theatre's best-known ghost is Joe, said to be heartbroken after his sweetheart's disapproving family sent her overseas. Local lore says former deputy lord mayor Frank Rigby, si…
Open to the public (historic site; night tunnel ghost tours ticketed).
This coastal defence fort, home in turn to convicts and soldiers, has tunnels that local ghost-tour operators count among Newcastle East's most haunted spots. Guides admit it has n…
Open on selected days (National Trust house museum).
Sisters Ella and Hazel Porter lived their whole lives in this early-1900s house, and Hazel asked that it stay exactly as they left it, down to their clothes and teaspoons. Visitors…
Exterior view only (former courthouse, now a university campus).
Jurors at this Church Street courthouse reported feeling watched from the upstairs public gallery, their eyes repeatedly drawn to the fourth row on the left. Others described rattl…
The old Newcastle police station ran from 1861 to 1982, and its cells are said to hold several spirits. The best known is a little girl called Mary who wanders the cells looking fo…