If you’re seriously into ghosts you won’t want to miss the Campbelltown Investigative Ghost Tour on Saturday, February 10.
Paranormal investigators armed with ghost-hunting equipment will explore some of Campbelltown oldest – and spookiest – sites, including the original Campbelltown Town Hall, which stands on land once owned by Fred Fisher, one of Australia’s most famous ghosts.
The torch led, adults only tour will be run by Sydney Investigation Ghost Tours and led by paranormal investigators, Jenny Van Genderen and Jeanette Kamper.
The hosts will look for ghosts using specialised, electromagnetic field meters, which measure residual energy, and digital voice recorders to hear spirit voices.
Included in the tour will be the creek where Fisher’s ghost was spotted in 1826, the locality of his home and also his burial site in St Peter’s cemetery along with the location of the colonial gallows.
Also included are Quondong, Campbelltown’s tourist information centre, which was once a Catholic school, and Emily Cottage where many modern day residents claimed to have seen a ghost of a woman who was killed in a lightning strike there in 1883.
Fisher, an emancipated convict, mysteriously disappeared from his Campbelltown farm in 1826.
Soon after, local farmer John Farley stumbled into a hotel in a state of shock, claiming he had seen the ghost of Fred Fisher hovering above a creek bridge.
Fisher’s ghost was pointing to a paddock down the stream where his body was later found.
A neighbour, George Worrall, who had tried to sell Fisher’s assets after the disappearance, was charged for the murder and hanged.
He was buried not far from the southern pylons of the Sydney Harbour Bridge – which is ironic considering it was a property dispute behind the saga that led to the legend of Fred Fisher’s ghost.
It is such a big part of Campbeltown’s history a world famous festival named after Fred Fisher’s ghost has been held every year for more than 60 years.
The cost of the Campbelltown Historical Ghost Tour is $69 per person, including hot drinks, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks.
Comfortable footwear and a small torch are advised. Bookings are limited and participants must be 18 years of age or older.
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WHAT: Campbelltown Investigative Ghost Tour
WHEN: Saturday, February 10, 2018, 6.30pm – 10.30pm
WHERE: Meet at Koshigaya Park, corner of Camden Road and Hurley Street, Campbelltown.
COST: $69 per person, including hot drinks, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks.
BOOKINGS/MORE INFO: Call 0424 933 704 or visit the What’s On page at www.macarthur.com.au
