Story Of Haunted Monte Cristo Homestead, Australia

If it is a Victorian manor, mob boss home, inner city cottage or other luxury residences they all have a spooky past which still make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.

For the people who like a bit of a fright, or even the open minded non-believers, there are a number of haunted houses across NSW to test your nerve.

The most well-known eerie spot is the Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee, which has had a ghost tour running for more than 10 years.

The manor’s long and dark history includes a stable boy who was killed from his injuries after having his mattress set on fire when he called in sick for work; a mentally handicapped boy being chained to the cottage for 30 years; or the ever lingering spirit of Mrs Crawley, whose husband built the home in 1880s.

“We don’t have a week go by without someone having a reaction to the house by either fainting, asthma attacks, hearing things or seeing full body apparitions,” Lawrence Ryan, whose family own the house and run the ghost tours, said.

“It’s nothing ever bad and they tend to leave us alone but they are not keen on visitors being there all the time.

“Everything from your dress, mannerisms or the way you talk can influence Mrs Crawley. She will either like you or not like you and she is the real maiden of the house.”

Mrs Crawley, the dominant ghost at Monte Cristo, is said to be the most cantankerous.

One of the bedrooms in Monte Cristo homestead in original condition.

One of the most teeth chattering stories involves Harold Steel, who was the son of a maid who fell pregnant to the owner Christopher William Crawley.

He developed a mental illness after a carriage accident in Junee and as a result of his uncontrollable aggressive behaviour, he was chained to the back of the cottage for more than 30 years.

“After all those years he got dreadlocked hair and used to howl in the night,” Mr Ryan said.

“Locals in Junee thought there was a monster chained up in the house and kids would go and search for it. Harold would growl and hiss at them like an animal.

“People still hear those sounds at night.”

Mr Ryan said the ghost tours involve a bed and breakfast in the servant’s quarters, as well as a two-and-a-half-hour candlelit walk through the Monte Cristo Homestead.

“You either get the best sleep of your life or no sleep at all,” he said.

“Some people don’t make it through the night and drive into town and stay there. They wake up seeing children or spirits of the servants.”

MONTE CRISTO HOMESTEAD

1 Homestead Lane, Junee

Monte Cristo was built in 1884 has a dark history that includes extra-marital affairs, murder and the chaining of a mentally ill person.

One of the rooms at Monte Cristo homestead kept true to the Victorian period.

The homestead was built in 1884 and there have been numerous ghost sightings.

Australia’s most haunted house is the Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee. Ghosts of its original owner Christopher William Crawley and his family are believed to haunt the home.

A caretaker was murdered in the home in 1961, a mentally disabled boy was kept in the homestead’s cottage for many years, a boy died falling down the stairs, a maid fell from a balcony and a stable boy died from injuries after a fire. Many of the ghosts who appear in the residence are believed to be spirits of these people who died there and Mrs Crawley herself.

Studley Park House

50 Lodge Road, Narellan

The ghosts of two children are believed to haunt Studley Park house, Camden, NSW.

A 14-year-old drowned in a nearby dam and another died in the house from appendicitis.

Studley Park House is said to be haunted by 14-year-old Ray Blackstone who drowned in a dam near the residence in 1909. His body is believed to have been kept at the house until it was buried. The son of acclaimed business man Arthur Adolphus Gregory died at the house in 1939 from appendicitis, with his body was kept in the theatrette. Both children are believed to haunt the house.

MAFIA HOUSE

Corner of Darville Street and Homestead Road, Orchard Hills

The Mafia House in Orchard Hills, known in urban legend as an old spot where organised crime members would murder victims.

The Mafia House in Orchard Hills looks like something out of The Godfather.

Mafia House is rumoured to be haunted with the ghosts of people who were executed from organised crime gangs. Reports have been made of gun shots being heard and bright lights coming from inside the residence as well as shadowy figures.

GLEDSWOOD HOMESTEAD

900 Camden Valley Way, Catherine Field

Gledswood Homestead was built by convict labour and some of them are believed to haunt the site.

There is a pet cemetery where dogs can be heard playing late at night.

The ghosts of convicts who built the property in 1810 are believed to haunt Gledswood Homestead. The house also has a pet cemetery where dogs playing can be heard late at night.

REYNOLDS COTTAGES

28-30 Harrington Street, The Rocks

The Reynolds Cottages in The Rocks. Picture: Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority

Reynolds Cottages was once used as a brothel, cock fighting courtyard and residence but is rumoured to be haunted by a convict’s son who died a painful death. William Reynolds was a convict who helped build the cottage and his son died of an infection following a shooting accident. His leg was amputated without any anaesthetic and he passed away shortly afterwards. A little girl wearing a 19th century dress has also been seen sitting on the steps.

MERCHANT HOUSE

37 George Street, The Rocks

The Merchant's House at George Street, The Rocks, where a rich businessman is said to have strangled his wife after he found her with another man.

In the 1800s a rich businessman chased and strangled his wife to death after finding her in bed with another man. The woman is believed to haunt the house and can be heard walking on the stairs.

Article By:- Dailytelegraph.com.au