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Ghost Tour Experiences
Since March 2000, a book has been kept for participants to write in any paranormal experience they have on the tour. There are many hundreds of entries in the books. Only a small selection has been made to place here as many of the entries are hauntingly similar.
The books showing the original entries are available on all Picton supper and dinner tours.
The following extracts are just a taste of what you could experience on a tour.
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"Last October I attended one of your tours. It sure scared the hell out of me. I still get chills up my spine. The shadow at the opposite end was moving from side to side like it was jumping puddles. It was there I know, I saw it and screamed. The breeze and lights, they were there as well, but the shadow really got to me. On the way back, walking over the railway bridge, still shaking from the tunnel, I could have sworn there was a woman in the bushes, just looking, pale and fragile with an intense look on her face but the tour was great."
Julie
1.07.99
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"In the tunnel I could see the occasional flashes of light then the strangest thing happened to me. I began to feel this overwhelming fear creep through me. I began shaking. My teeth were chattering and all I wanted to do was get the hell out of there but I forced myself to stay there. I couldn't tell you what made me afraid but I have never felt terror like that before in my life."
Michael
12.08.00
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"Books in the library were on the floor and they weren't there the first time we looked in. Also saw the figure in the tunnel and a bright flashing light. The lights came on at the school and we saw a curtain moving. It was a wonderful night."
The Laws Family
26.08.00
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"Nathan and I were walking together at the end of everything and there were three shadows and no one behind us."
Melinda
2.09.00
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"In the tunnel I felt a hand gently run down the full length of my long hair. I also saw lights in there."
Marilyn R.
2.09.00
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"A great night - smelt a sweet smell outside the council building - dark figure in the tunnel."
Kath
9.09.00
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"In the tunnel I looked at the end we entered and I saw car lights coming towards us then at the last moment turned left. When we went to check it out there was a rock face where it turned into plus there were no tracks."
Sean F.
7.10.00
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"Outside Digger's shop I smelt a strong smell of dencorub or the like. As I walked up the street the smell came with us. It became strong again after we crossed the Stonequarry Bridge and stopped at the park. I asked the group if anyone was wearing dencorub - they said they weren't."
Anon
3.11.00
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"I heard music playing outside the theatre (Shire Hall) after the group left. NOTE Hall was empty."
Anon
3.11.00
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"In the hall, on the way out, the door closed in front of me. In the tunnel it looked as though a car, bright lights was entering the tunnel. We put on our torches, nothing there. We saw a series of bright flashing lights and a dim light travelled up the wall. The silhouette of a woman could be seen with light around her."
Linda H.
20.01.01
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"Saw a really bright white/silver pure ball of light 10 metres in front of me, high above me. I got extremely hot. As soon as the light went away it became really cold."
Anthony McQ. (ex-sceptic)
20.01.01
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"I felt something like fingers run up my arm, across my cheek then on the tip of my nose then went to my forehead. It then pulled my hair. I screamed. No one was with me. It was freaky."
Anon
24.02.01
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"Someone was in front of me blocking my sight. When the torch went on there was no one there. I was then filled with incredible sadness and desperation. I felt relief leaving it behind."
Sue P.
10.03.01
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"Saw a lady with tied back blonde hair crossing the road towards us. Thinking she was right behind us, I turned and could not see her anywhere at all. I could not hear her footsteps when she reached the other side of the road."
Sue S.
24.03.01
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"Standing near the graveyard I saw a glow as if it was looking around a headstone."
Anon
28.04.01
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"Wow what a night. I saw the figure in the school house. Emily came to visit in the tunnel. She moved towards the group. Then crossed in front of us. Moved past the group. The temperature dropped. She moved into the group and stood behind me."
H.F.
19.05.01
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"My mobile phone illuminated - my keylock was on and nobody touched the phone - a very eye opening experience."
Anon
15.06.01
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"Walking through an alley way, hubbie said very cold here, then my scarf flew off my shoulders."
Carol
15.06.01
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"We could see a light figure following as we were walking out of the tunnel and it was definitely coming closer. It was definitely an amazing experience."
Nick
15.06.01
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"I felt a little girl pulling at the back of my jeans. I felt a thick wind trying to hold me back."
Tanya V.
16.06.01
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"Walking towards the school I heard children laughing. I heard a lady talking in a loud voice. No one else heard it. At the tunnel I saw a flashing light and a girl in a white drapey dress. I was stoked because I never hear or see anything on ghost tours. It was amazing."
Charlene B.
23.06.01
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"Saw a glowing figure at the end of the tunnel, pacing. I felt a presence beside me. That was so cool!"
Chris
7.07.01
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"I saw so much I couldn't write it all."
Kim
14.07.01
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"In the tunnel, my advice to you the reader, stop, listen and watch and you will see something great. Nothing you could imagine but also very glad you saw it. I won't tell you as you will see it yourself but I'm glad I saw her especially when she followed us."
Amanda
14.07.01
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"In the tunnel there was a smell of honeysuckle or gardenia."
Rhonda H.
28.07.01
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"I experienced a smell of burning flesh and the floor vibrated. I also felt as though my heart was crushed as if someone had died of a heart attack. In the tunnel I saw her figure and heard a woman sobbing and calling out for Thomas."
Melinda B.
28.07.01
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"In the Shire Hall, I, and a number of others heard a scream come from the room off to the side. On the corner of Menangle and Colden Sts I caught an extremely strong smell of stale alcohol. I smelt this again on the railway bridge. I saw a shadow pass over a window at the school. In the tunnel I caught sight of Emily. She moved closer to us. As our group left the tunnel, I turned to say goodbye to her and she appeared again - very brightly."
Caroline B.
15.09.01
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"Outside Diggers tonight there was a very strange rattle on the door as though someone was shaking the doors. It happened again as the group started to move off."
Anon
6.10.01
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"At St Anthonys Church I saw a little boy and girl, a little brown dog and a lady in a wedding dress standing at the side of the church. At the old school I heard the sound of a triangle ringing. In the tunnel there was a figure of a man and a horse going backwards and forwards."
Ruth
27.10.01
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"At the Shire Hall my boyfriend and I heard laughter, clinking of cups and saucers and people chattering coming from the building across the road. We crossed over the road but the noise had stopped. The building was in darkness."
Anon
3.11.01
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"There was a bright red light coming towards us in the tunnel. It appeared to be a train heading towards us and then it went back out of the tunnel."
Anon
8.12.01
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"For a second everything went black and a tingling sensation went through my body. It felt like someone passing through me. I have never been so scared in my life."
Anon
19.01.02
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"In the tunnel I saw a female figure coming towards us. She was nondescript to look at in a basic white dress. I freaked and grabbed my father's arm and said "I'm outta here". The chill I felt went up my spine and I have never been so scared even though I've experienced the presence of ghosts before."
Kristen
13.04.02
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"Toni was walking alone backwards away from the group towards the exit and bumped into someone, then screamed. No one was there."
Tim C.
22.06.02
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"In the cemetery (Upper Picton) a lady said "Excuse me" and brushed past and when I turned around, no one was there. It was great. NOTE - it wasn't so great in the cemetery as he let out an enormous scream."
Teenage boy - Anon
5.07.02
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"In front of the library, when Liz mentioned Keith's name, one of the lights started flickering for a few seconds then stopped."
Teenage boy - Anon
3.08.02
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"To be honest, I can be a little skeptical about things, however this experience has convinced me further of more than what we cannot see. The light show was great. Worth seeing."
Michael
31.08.02
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"At the Antill family home we were in one of the rooms upstairs when my fiancée and I both felt the cold drop in temperature then the door started to close. It was enough for me not to go back into that room. A great night."
Loren
13.09.02
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"That Ghost Bridge was very cold and very scary. I saw a white figure of a lady under the bridge. It was a great night."
Leigh
13.09.02
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"When we arrived at the library I peered in and saw a mobile of 5 CDs hanging from the ceiling. Only one CD started spinning, then it stopped."
Fiona
21.09.02
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"I was at the back of the group and I stood on someone's foot behind me but there was nobody there."
Daniel D.
12.10.02
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"Woman in long white gown followed the group from the library to the end of the tour."
Elsie W.
12.10.02
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"When I looked at the old rectory (empty) I saw an old man peering through the window. I saw an old fashioned mum and dad. The mum was holding a baby. They were walking towards us in the tunnel."
Hannah P.
19.10.02
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"In the tunnel I saw a bright light. It was moving towards me and I felt someone pushing hard on my chest. I couldn't breathe and I felt fingers running up both my arms. I felt weak, crying and found it hard to stand up. I was taken out and still felt something watching me."
Amanda
8.11.02
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"At the Upper Picton Cemetery as I was walking towards Mary Herring's grave I was experiencing a strong push towards the grave and then my throat began feeling very tight, dry and sore."
Danielle F.
15.11.02
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"In the shire hall a large entity stood between my friend and I. I reached out to touch it believing it to be flesh - found my hand slipping threw the shoulder of a phantom. My friend noticed the vibrations in the floor."
Elissa S.
18.01.03
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"In the tunnel two appearances of single white light 20 metres inside the western end of the tunnel. About one minute after the second light, in complete silence, what appeared as a distinct "train" passed across the western end. The "train" consisted of a series of lights passing out of the southern passing into the northern wall of the tunnel. The first lights were small, red and white (like the front of a locomotive) then there was a blank space, then a larger patch of dull light (like a locomotive cabin) then a series of dull light patches in two bursts (like two passenger carriages in sucession) ending in double red torch like lights. I felt certain it had been a passenger train consisting of one loco and two lit carriages - but was equally convinced it had been inside the tunnel - not coming towards us but going across the tunnel wall to wall."
Derek B.
30.07.03
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"During the cemetery visit we received a strong smell of tobacco although no one in the group was smoking."
Andrew Z.
29.11.03
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"When I went to the toilet in the café, I didn't want to get locked in so my friend held the door ajar. I was watching the door and it looked like my friend kept pulling the door closed. I was scared and asked her to stop and she told me she was trying to push it open and something was trying to close it."
Jen
13.12.03
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"I went to the loo and couldn't open the door! I banged and yelled but after about 20 seconds it let me out."
Melanie E.
30.01.04
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"I couldn't believe what we saw - a cat sitting in the air on nothing. I still can't believe it. Then the gate started to shake really crazy. I was scared."
Ally R.
20.03.04
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"I took some amazing pictures. In one I caught about 30 orbs and a second later they were gone. Someone kept bumping into me but I was standing by myself."
Nathalie
22.05.04
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"It was when we were travelling home. Leeanne felt a distinct shove in the back of her seat, followed closely by a second shove. I was also pushed in the back. The car fogged up and we were forced to pull over."
Dean W.
8.09.04
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"I saw 4 nuns outside St Anthony's Church dressed in brown. NOTE - The nuns who were there were called the "Brown Joeys"."
Allyson T.
12.10.04
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"At Ghost Bridge - I shone my torch down, swung past the gate, past a small bush and up the embankment and right onto a man standing near the bush. The light had gone past him before I registered what I'd seen so thinking it was one of the stragglers I swung it straight back but he was gone. I got the impression of short and shabbily dressed."
Judith M.
12.02.05
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"Just before entering the tunnel we saw two kids coming back from the tunnel, when photographed, they failed to show up in the photo."
Mario C.
12.02.05
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"I saw a white figure coming towards me with no head."
Stacey H.
5.03.05
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"I saw lights flashing in the tunnel and then a woman in white came up the side. Several other people saw her too. Best tour I have ever been on. Will be back soon."
Jan
11.03.05
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"My night has been fantastic. It's great to speak to Liz who does not think I am mad!! I was lucky enough to be in the tunnel and see the lovely lady - she left a handprint on my left shoulder. My camera was very busy. I caught a man in the doorway of the cottage and a flame like image in front of the council chambers and shire hall. Great night."
Michelle
1.04.05
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"I was the last one up the stairs. I closed the door. Halfway up the stairs I heard the door close and footsteps following me. I ran. No one was there!!!"
Jenni P.
4.06.05
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"In the graveyard I heard a baby crying. I looked around - nothing there."
D.T.
1.07.05
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"A few people saw two men standing in front of us. Then they just disappeared."
Kelly
30.07.05
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"When we arrived and I parked the car, a black cat ran out in front of the car and into the graveyard. I said "Great start to the night crossing paths with a black cat." No one else saw it."
Angela
30.07.05
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"Something tugged at my torch and it dropped."
Fiona
5.08.05
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"At the old Antill home we went down the side garden and behind us heard a man say "Get out of my place." We also had trouble with a door upstairs."
Cecily W.
29.10.05
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"At Mowbray Park - a pair of boots walking beside me (buckles jingling). Took a photo and got a huge orb."
Judith M.
19.11.05
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"At the top middle window at the National Bank I could see someone watching our group with a curious look on his face. I could see the wall behind him, through him."
Janiece B.
9.12.05
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"At Studley Park I felt really dizzy, a weird feeling like your soul was not sitting in your body properly. In the tower we heard rapping on the window and in some rooms the floors were vibrating. Down in the cellars Martin was pushed quite violently and stumbled into me. He was very shaken."
Judith
24.02.06
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"When we arrived at Lomandra we saw a light flashing upstairs. The building was empty. In the library we saw books scattered on the floor. I was told they weren't there when the building was locked up the day before. The lights were on in the toilets but again I was told they were off the day before."
Monique
11.09.05
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"At Lomandra - In the girl's toilets there was a flushing of the toilet and no one was there."
Anon
8.10.05
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"At Lomandra I heard singing in the stairwell. No one to be seen."
Sonia
25.11.05
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"At Lomandra I felt my hair was being pulled. Friend took a photo and there was an orb on my shoulder."
Tristan
1.04.06
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If you had a paranormal experience on your Ghost Tour please forward your story to:
Mrs. Liz Vincent, P.O. Box 111, Picton NSW 2577
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