Case file · Haunting
Port Arthur ghosts
The former convict settlement in Tasmania is one of Australia's most visited 'haunted' sites, with nightly ghost tours.
1870 CE · -43.15, 147.85 · status: legend
The account
Port Arthur held convicts from 1833 to 1877 under a harsh regime, including the 'separate prison' designed to break prisoners through silence. Staff and visitors report apparitions in the parsonage and the prison. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The sceptical view
Stories are folklore boosted by tourism; no documented anomaly.