Historic haunted places in Toowoomba, QLD. 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.
Private heritage residence; exterior viewable from the street.
This 1870s mansion is said to be haunted by Maggie Hume, a 23-year-old maid who was unmarried and pregnant when she poisoned herself in 1891. Her story appears in Don Talbot's best…
National Trust heritage property; check National Trust Queensland for open days.
Built in 1847 and rebuilt in 1858, this coaching inn is where Toowoomba's first recorded ghost sighting took place, according to local historian Don Talbot, who traced it to a 1909…
Operating private hospital; not a visitor attraction.
The hospital's Lady in Grey is thought by some to be one of the Sisters of Charity, who opened St Vincent's in 1922. Historian Don Talbot says she was first seen in the medical war…
Actors heading down to the dressing rooms are told to 'watch the third step', where a number say thin, invisible hands have gripped their ankles. Local lore says the ghost is a you…