Add in that most haunted places can cause an emotionally healthy person to feel paranoid and unsafe and you have a recipe for further damaging already fragile people. um i explore “haunted places” and asylums etc and i was wondering are there any near werribee. regarding Mont Park. Finally, there are tales of Old Margaret, supposedly one of the many patients who were kicked out in the late 90s, when Aradale closed, who still hangs around the facility because it was her home for her entire life. They’re not open for anyone to go in whenever they want which is disgusting, Are there any asylums in the Gippsland area, I want hamilton Victoria 3300 hunted places, What worries me about Larundel is the ignorance that most have about the place and ok, there is some truth to some of the folklaw surrounding the place it’s all based on hearsay now not actual events . These buildings once housed thriving businesses, homes, and attractions, but now we can only speculate about the memories made as nature devours the man-made structures. Today, there isn't much left except a few abandoned, but well-kept houses, a … My daughter has had a few unexplained experiences herself, some when she was to young to remember but started again after she turned 18. Maya, I’ve done Vic, NSW, Tassie, and SA so far. While Williamstown itself has gentrified over the years, the nooks and crannies of the town still carry all the terrifying energy of its past life. I shat myself, Hey Lachlan, yes me too! My grandma was a patient at larundel in the 1970s The facility which was designed as a town comprises almost 70 buildings and was abandoned in 1998 making it … The fact that he chose to pick out those that underwent ECT says more about him than the fact that he was an ANZAC. We had loads and loads of stuff going on when our paranormal team went there. Some exhibits of its past history have been added, in the style of a museum, but the gaol itself is still an imposing and dread-inspiring building. Best ghost holiday ever! I’m wondering where the WESTERN Australia list is…?? It was a haven for lawless criminals and disagreements rarely ended well. If possible I would like someone to share what I have seen and experienced. So it was interesting in this article that people heard a cane tapping as I had not heard that from anyone else before. Around 13,000 people died there in its 130 years. This is only one example of the fact the spirits know exactly what we are doing. I did some research and came across “Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum”. He is still haunted today from what he went through at Larundel and he is a very messed up old man who lost his entire family and friendship network due to being admitted there. I heard the music box too and a loud bang from the where we came in. I’ve heard the music box at larundel. If he wasnt a psychiatrist, what the hell was he doing selecting the patients FFS. Sadly I can’t see this taking place any time soon. RELATED: This is the percentage of adults who are still afraid of the dark. It was a haven for lawless criminals and disagreements rarely ended well. and you can feel them at the hospital and former hospital museum. I am an aged care worker who looks after a man who was housed in Larundel for many years. l need to rent a place overnight to celebrate well and do some evps and ouija board 2 of my loves in life can someone suggest somewhere with contact details thanks xo, deborah knight the other side is real umust now what u are doing with a ouija board it can work it do not have to be night i saw a ghost and i shot a photo and got it, That sounds good Frank iv got some stories you can ring me if you like 042581107, I have never seen a ghost in physical form ever. George Lansell was obsessed with money and Fortuna so good chance of that haunting. A friend of mine told me about a severely haunted house in boxhill on a main road. Williamstown – Dark Secret In Broad Daylight, The Altona Homestead is one of the oldest residences in Melbourne. Doors swing open by themselves, and at other times, mysterious screams are heard. Stories behind the deserted places of Oz From crumbling homesteads to forgotten hotels, Australia has abandoned buildings strewn from coast to coast. Maybe if I had read the title of the article I would know why Junee isn’t on the list! If your wondering about children who were abused and then marked as idiots, look into some of the old school’s in Australia. After reading several stories about the buildings being ‘the most haunted in Australia’ (AFTER buying the place)! Over the last year, for the first time in its long history, Aradale’s doors have opened for evening explorations. I live near there and the prison is still in use but no stories around our local area about hauntings However in shepparton where we live there are haunting reports about a couple of old original homesteads in the area being haunted. Aradale is the BEST place to go if you want paranormal activity. But not the creepiest thing I’ve read but can’t wait to see my fans. I doubt that anyone knew that there was actually a graveyard on the hill too, it’s under some of the big new houses now but its there and the bones were never moved . Good working hours too, 12 hour days, two at a time, with all meals served, pay was good especially if we young guys swapped for weekends with the family men thus gaining the extra penalty rates. It’s a detailed story but if anyone is interested, I’ll tell you all about it. The asylum’s buildings are typical examples of the French Second Empire style which was popular in Victorian Melbourne. With my own creepy experiences! Over the years I have experienced many unexplained happenings. Hi All, I live in one of the towers at ‘Willsmere’ in Kew, Australia. Thanks to urban explorers, we get to have a closer look at forgotten structures from the past. All run ghost tours and are a lot of fun, My daughter and son went to lurundel each time they heard music box playing daughter said it was like following them around then at 12 and before 12 both times music heard in court yard and the loud sounds that’s expected my daughter seen a face with white mask but up on roof that scared her they left, Can you get in there, or is it illegal? Looking for old abandoned buildings around the area I know this isn't Detroit, but I'm looking for old abandoned buildings or any other large, uninhabited interesting places in the area surrounding Victoria. Box Hill Brickworks – An Old-World Factory, To the left was a tiny hidden doorway that lead to a dark set of stairs. All I can say is you must protect yourself before entering such places, and ask yourself why you are doing this? They can not leave because he will “punish” them for leaving the building.. Foreboding is the only way anyone could describe the buildings situated at the top of a hill outside Beechworth in northern Victoria. Circa 1840. I have not been there myself but have been told it definatly carries a different feel to the place. The back alleys and lanes of Williamstown used to be the gathering place for lots of ‘unsavoury’ people. We are on the search for houses with wild overgrown gardens, rougher looking neighbourhoods, abandoned houses, etc. A peek into the places that Australia forgot. We’ve even done Larundel, and I can tell you now, that place IS haunted but that’s another long story. Places where dreams were made, and broken in the same breath. One of the annexes was burned down, as I understand from a burning cigarette dropped in bedclothes. This happened in the early 1990’s before they renovated the northern side shopping centre. I worked inside Fortuna in the 90s for 5 years and I am far from a believer but I saw things and I heard things that are hard for me to justify in my head other than ghosts. I live in Willsmere too. This is the percentage of adults who are still afraid of the dark, 5. During the day we just wandered the grounds and took lots of photos. I am also extremely interested and consumed with these types of places, my main interest is Ned Kelly, so I headed to Beechworth…. Join us as we explore the best abandoned places in Brisbane. Hi Lisa, Larundel is currently under development and not accessible. Many towns are older than Melbourne. Malthouse one was closed for good in 1969 and malthouses two and three in 1980, and the buildings have stood empty ever since. Plus who would believe “crazy” people have seen ghosts? At one point I was sitting on a bed in one of the cells and I stuck my fingers through the spring, and I swear to god something pushed them back up, just as this happened my friend kind of fell forward a bit. 10-074) The purpose of this Bylaw is to regulate and impose requirements for the safeguarding and security of abandoned or unoccupied buildings. Haunted Places in Sydney: 8 Most Haunted Areas in Sydney. I’ve heard 100s of stories about Jward but none about Aradale. As I’ve got older I have learned to trust my gut so to speak, my instincts. . I'm currently producing a music video that is set in a post apocalypse abandoned world. It’s actually very peaceful and calming, since it was built for that purpose. We’ve heard noises, footsteps etc (and no it’s not the young teenagers). The main building and surrounding grounds were sold by the State Government, and were then redeveloped as residential properties, with the stipulation that all redesign must fall within regulations for preservation of the original façade. Google Junee mansion if you’re interested. i would love to know where this haunted house is in box hill. Just booked second holiday to Beechworth Lunatic Asylum (Mayday Hills) couldn’t visit just once. Ghost tours run at night every weekend, and it has become a place that many claim is haunted by its own dark past. I have no idea. Always check if it’s private property before going in. When I tried again the message came in English telling me I would be wise to leave the site – I did! Werribee Mansion would be my first thought. I know for a fact that when Wills mere was decommissioned they found shackles and the like in the basement that were ordered destroyed by the health department. Mental hospitals can be creepy enough at night because people wake up screaming for nightmares (PTSD sufferers) and many people with schizophrenia seemed to be more affected at night. See more ideas about mansions, abandoned, abandoned houses. If you want to go someplace a little more urban, pay a quick visit to the neighbourhood of Toorak. There are more than 3,000 historic places and objects across Victoria that Parks Victoria maintains, many of them just a short drive from Melbourne. Cheers for now Mish, well yes, i live in the same town as aradale i once went on a ghost tour there and i honestly kept feeling like something was behind me whenever i drive past that old place i just feel cold, you need the old Mooroopna Hospital its been burnt down but still stand it is Haunted bye many ghost a nurse grey nurse seen lots and dead patients also been seen not to long ago by the towns people. Love to talk about paranormal activity with everybody. I pointed at him and I asked my brother in law ‘what’s with him?’ And he just shrugged it off and said the kids must think he’s Santa Clause or something, probably because he looked like Santa without the beard. as for the music box, do ya think the ice cream man comes at midnight ay ???? Mayday Hills Hospital closed in 1995 after 128 years of operation. Whether or not you believe in ghosts, Australia's abandoned buildings are fascinating; their history, the people that lived and worked within them and the secrets that remain forever hidden in the walls. If so, I would love to talk with you about her. You’ll want to take the night tour to experience all the paranormal sightings that go on inside and outside the home. Two years later, eight additional wards opened, allowing for another 360 patients (270 of which were female). I only know of the story of the German officer. He was wearing clothes that were not of this era and at first I thought he was an actor but his eyes stared fixedly ahead and he had another world feel to him. There were many funny things happened there, all of which tended to lighten the moment for the staff who were a jolly bunch of multi-ethnics from all over Europe and the Middle East. 3 Oct 2019. Go during the Easter long weekend, they have a lovely Easter festival. The House was no.3 John St, it had a miners cottage in between the front and rear of the house(as the centre of the house)it was demolished and redeveloped into Townhouses in 2003, apparently someone has heard the little girl there. There is a Liquor store where it once was. I lived in the old refurbished buildings – smack bang between the two.. Most of those buildings are very creepy. Larundel is demolished now. also one building use to house orderly’s has been known to have a cold I have felt or seen ghosts in a couple of places, I’m sure I would have known if Larundel was haunted. Past inmates have reported hearing female cries at night, especially in the east wing, the site of the Industrial School for Girls for the late 1860s. As for the nurses home at Mont Park, I remember hearing gun shots in Burundoora Park sometimes at night. Being in the upstairs of the house actually makes you feel like vomiting. During its 130 year history more than 13,000 people died in the psychiatric hospital which claims to be one of the most haunted locations in the country. I’m terrified haha, Can u email me would love to go vist laurandel as i live only 10mins away but ther are alot of satories Iive also heard about trhat place. Aradale has an amazing history. there was a fire in unit 4 which some Patients The use of low ha-ha walls and extensively landscaped grounds added to the decadent beauty of the complex. Subscribe to get weekly book recommendations & the latest This Is Horror news. Two years later, it was under construction when WWII intervened. I would like to know about the one in liberty Missouri? While a little far from an abandoned home, this homestead is a historical site by day and a haunted house of horrors at night. WOW!!!! I’m affected by mental illness and in one of my hospital admissions someone suggested that all the various closed asylums should be restored so that they can use them again because beds in mental hospitals are hard to come by. We just did J Ward (where the criminally insane were kept, which is just up the road from Aradale) on Friday night 5th Dec, it was an alnighter and we slept there. Reports are that it’s haunted and the historical information is amazing. I asked her about it later that night and she said she felt like something jabbed her back…, Hi im interested in paranormal, i would love to experience paranormal with a team, please if u could msg me, that would be fantastic thank you. Seeing women in some of the windows. Workers are there on a daily basis starting on the next two buildings to be renovated (one has already been restored and is currently a community centre). I would highly recommend a day tour of Aradale. He has told me stories of the very harsh treatments and what he was subject to. Pentridge prison is another one that’s definitely haunted. Toorak’s Abandoned Houses – Empty, But Far From Lifeless, 3 Tips For You To Follow When Going To Abandoned Places. It’s definitely time to think about that next road trip. Aug 7, 2014 - Explore Amy Jones's board "Abandoned Victorian Mansions", followed by 289 people on Pinterest. There are few more iconic examples of abandoned buildings than Ambassador House, or South Point as it’s also known, which lies just next to the A61 flyover. Melbourne one of two oldest cities on the continent?? I saw a figure in a window once leaning on a cane and ran out there and there was nothing. Shiny new buildings are opening up every day in Australia, but this list is not about them, rather the buildings that have seen better days. There were suicides sometimes, if a patient went missing, the male staff went looking, they expected to see a body anywhere. these were real human beings like you and i, and deserve our respect, as do their grieving families. The kids that roam the halls at night for a thrill these days or go in to destroy the place have no idea what the place was really like back in the 50’s and even as late as the 70’s back before they sealed up the tunnels that used to connect Larundel to Mont Park, both were mental hospitals, both were pretty spooky but the Mont Park original buildings (laundry, “Shower” rooms, Immersion rooms ect ) really took the cake when it came to scaring the pants of a young bloke! I worked at Kew for a year in 1963 until I was sacked for ‘insubordination’ which amounted to me telling one of the psychiatrists that she was wasting her time trying to get the gerries (geriatrics) interested in gardening. Don’t go alone. The buildings have stood empty since 1980. But like many other cities, it also has an eerie, quiet side that’s very far away from the noise and the lights… the abandoned places in Melbourne. Open every Tuesday 11am to 2pm. He has many accounts of paranormal activity that he has witnessed. It is said by some that loud banging on the walls can be heard; odd smells and the sound of children crying have also been experienced on occasion. There was an error submitting your subscription. oh n im also a medium ! This school was a horror story for many of us that went there, especially if we had one male teacher in particular. Some who I have shared my experiences with claim that either I need to see a psychic or a psychiatrist. Fixer-uppers are all the rage right now. Because we went to an open house today in Balgownie and I was so creeped out I just wanted to leave. Kids found it. My friend and I are planning on going tomorrow night. and she said she was trying to communicate through the sound equipment when something went bang bang bang on the right side of her head set, so we swapped our equipment, I now had the headset on and she had the night vision goggles. Could you imagine emotionally sensitive and/or damaged people force to stay in a haunted hospital? You’ll never quite look at Melbourne the same way! Paranormal enthusiasts claim the museum is haunted, with claims of ghostly apparitions and unexplained voices near cells. (are there guards and whatnot), You can take a wander, my son does regularly and he is extremely obsessed with the place. While Williamstown itself has gentrified over the years, the nooks and crannies of the town still carry all the terrifying energy of its past life. should cheek it out look for. I’ve been on a tour of the Old geelong Goal. Completed forty years before Freud, this building saw some of the most controversial psychiatric treatments in Australia. People these days forget about the sadness of those committed to these places and the cruelness many suffered many because they were simply different not.insane. The Stave Falls Powerhouse in Mission Here are some of the more renowned locations for paranormal activity and alleged hauntings. If you enjoyed Geoff Brown’s column, please consider clicking through to our Amazon Affiliate links and buying some of his fiction under the name, GN Braun. It sits, the old buildings boarded up, waiting for the government to do something with it. Larundel is not haunted, i live near it and have studied it, i have heard the supposed music box myself, its only the tune of a local ice cream truck. The sight is near a pub and apparent there’s been men who’ve stumbled out of the pub, had a wee behind the bins and have been hit. Two young men also noticed him and nudged each other. Before you go to any of these places, keep these in mind: Whether you want to take up some urban exploring or you’re just looking for a memorable experience, these five abandoned places will definitely net you that scary story. 35 Eerie Abandoned Places In Australia That Will Give You Chills. My answer can only be what happened did happen, a fact is a fact and you can’t beat a fact. You’ll usually find that inland country towns, such as Bathurst and Junee are full of haunted histories. My wife awoke after an operation at Sydney’s Prince Alfred Hospital back in the 70s in a fug of ciggy smoke from a patient in the next bed. very spooky at night even in day time sunbury mental hospital, otherwise known as kaloola pines training centre,the jail there was turned into a recital hall at a cost of a few million dollars apparently (when he was alive) he was an absolute crazy, nasty piece of work inmate, who hated women)! We live close to Larundel and keen to attend a tour. I have pictures of figures, sprectres and orbs in rooms that show alot of activity. Anyway it is said they started a tunnel under the mansion toward freedom – just off to the left there is a major dip in the land. ….now that’s a creepy thought. Throughout the tour, we heard many stories about the place; of the torturous ‘treatments’ the patients were subjected to, of the long and sometimes sordid history of the place, and, of course, of the hauntings that have allegedly taken place within the facility. We’ve even had strange things turn up in photos such as human figures, eyes, orbs AND 3 of us even saw a ghost of a young woman and we actually spoke to her and this was actually OUTSIDE. I was one of the prisoners to see him. State Trustees Limited’s offices are located on the lands of the Traditional Custodians, the Wurundjeri and Taungurung peoples. Scott Carbines. It’s one of the biggest cities in the country and there’s always something happening. Dhurringile prison ( still a Low security prison )..The mansion ..many stories abide there. Thankfully nobody’s allowed to smoke in hospitals anymore. I was so sad and devistaded when I found out but I instantly felt that it was his time to leave this earth and whatever glow surrounded him that day was something very special waiting to take him to a beautiful special place.