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The Alkimos is the wreck of a former U.S. Navy ship from World War II, that occurred off the coast of Western Australia in 1964.[3]
Andrews Walk (also known as Schneider’s Alley) and the adjoining Michael Perry Botanic Reserve at Stonyfell, South Australia are reputed to be haunted. Andrews Walk was originally the driveway of Clifton Manor, a Gothic stately home formerly owned by Dr. Michael Schneider in the late 1920s. A Lovercraftian urban legend developed that after the deaths of his wife and child, Dr. Schneider went insane. This lead him to conduct horrible medical experiments in an isolated hut located in bushland near the Manor, where the screams of the victims could be heard in the surrounding vicinity. Since then, it has been reported the area is haunted by the ghosts of Schneider and his victims, particularly the tree lined walk.[4] The City of Burnside have now placed a night time curfew on the trail and botanic park,[5] mainly in response to a 2011 YouTube video[6] which drew a number of nocturnal sightseers to the area, causing a major disturbance to the local residents.
Ararat Lunatic Asylum, or Aradale, is the largest abandoned lunatic asylum in Australia. Opened in 1867, Aradale was reserved for many of the incurable mental patients in Victoria during the 1800s. An estimated 13,000 people died here during 140 years of operation.
Thirteen people were executed at the Ballarat Gaol in Ballarat. The remains of seven criminals are still on the grounds. The Ballarat Ghost Tours operate nightly.[7]
Beechworth Lunatic Asylum in Beechworth, Victoria is reportedly haunted by several ghosts of departed patients. Open from 1867 to 1995, it has appeared in several books, television shows, and documentaries, including A.C.T. Paranormal. Ghost tours run nightly.[8]
Brisbane City Hall in Brisbane, Australia has several stories of deaths spanning the eras before and after its construction. During construction, workmen were said to have died while laying the foundations, which were on top of a former swamp. It is also said that the area was once a significant Aboriginal site – either a meeting place or campground. One story relates the death of a maintenance man, or lift attendant, who either fell to his death down the lift well or was crushed by the lift – this story likely results from a suicide from the clock tower that occurred in 1935.[9] Another story claims an American soldier was stabbed to death during World War II, after a fight over an Australian girl turned ugly. Staff have reported the sounds of an argument from the Red Cross Tea Room, and there are many reports of sounds and unusual activity in the areas surrounding these deaths. A third story claims the apparition of a woman is regularly seen traversing the main stairs in the lobby, and to look out over the foy