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Ararat Lunatic Asylum - The Ararat Lunatic Asylum, as it was originally named, opened in 1866.

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Ararat, Victoria - The former asylum is in the small town of Ararat, Victoria.

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Largest - It's the largest abandoned asylum in Australia.

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1998 - It was only closed in 1998.

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Melbourne Polytechnic's Ararat Training Centre - Since 2001, it's been a Melbourne Polytechnic campus for its Ararat Training Centre.

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13,000 deaths - There were 13,000 deaths at Ararat Lunatic Asylum in its 130 years.

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Famous inmates - Bill Wallace and Gary Webb were famous inmates who suffered cruel fates at the asylum.

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Visitors faint and get nausea - Since its closure, visitors to the asylum reportedly get nauseous and sometimes faint, but there is no explanation as to why.

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Ballarat Gaol - Ballarat Gaol was a maximum security prison in Ballarat, Victoria.

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1862 - It was opened in 1862 and closed in 1965.

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13 hangings -

There were 13 executions at the Ballarat Gaol, all by hanging.

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Buried on site -

All the executed prisoners, except for one, were buried on site. 

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Captain Moonlite -

Captain Moonlite famously escaped from the prison in 1872. 

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School of Mines Ballarat -

The School of Mines Ballarat now occupies part of the historic site. 

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Ghost tours -

You can take a ghost tour of the Ballarat Gaol and see how brutally prisoners were treated and killed there. 

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Brisbane City Hall -

Brisbane City Hall was completed in 1930. 

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Three ghosts -

As reported by the ABC, three ghosts haunt the city hall. 

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The Female Phantom of Brisbane City Hall -

One is rumoured to be a woman dressed in clothing from another era starring off into the distance, she is called The Female Phantom of Brisbane City Hall. 

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Clock Tower -

The Female Phantom of Brisbane City Hall is believed to have jumped to her death from the clock tower in 1937. 

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Death by elevator -

Another is said to have been a maintenance worker killed by a falling elevator in 1935. 

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Stabbed -

The third was a U.S. soldier stabbed to death by his friend during WW2, or so the story goes. 

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Room 302 -

There is an of the building called Room 302 that's been closed by caretakers since the 1980s, for reasons unknown. 

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Aboriginal site? -

Some have suggested that the building is on a sacred aboriginal site. 

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Construction -

The actual construction of the site also claimed a number of lives. 

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Dreamworld - Dreamworld on the Gold Coast is likely to evoke many memories and emotions for some, though ghosts might not be among them.

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Largest - Dreamworld was built in 1981 and is Australia's largest theme park.

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Big Brother - During the shooting of Big Brother in 2001, several crew members allegedly saw a young girl appearing and disappearing with the fog in the mornings and nights.

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1897 - Park employees posted a video of what they say is a ghost named Jack Darke, a prospector who was killed by a chainsaw.

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Thunder River Rapids Ride incident - In 2016, four people tragically died on a ride at Dreamworld.

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Closed and demolished - The ride was permanently closed and demolished.

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Monte Cristo Homestead -

Junee, New South Wales' Monte Cristo Homestead was constructed in 1885.

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Deaths -

A number of deaths are said to have occurred at the site in the 1800s. 

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Stable boy -

A stable boy was burned to death in his sleep, according to folk lore.

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Pregnant woman -

A pregnant woman was said to have been thrown off a balcony at the Monte Cristo Homestead. 

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Baby -

A baby was also allegedly thrown down a flight of stairs. 

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Crawley family -

The home was built and owned by the Crawley family, until they vacated in 1948.

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New owners spooked -

The owners who bought the property said the entire building lit up with no electricity running to the building. 

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North Head Quarantine Station - The North Head Quarantine Station was first utilised in 1832.

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Cholera - It was set up following the outbreak of cholera in Europe.

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Three cemeteries - The quarantine station is home to three cemeteries.

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500 deaths - Around 500 people died at the North Head Quarantine Station.

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Small pox and Spanish flu - People who suffered from smallpox and Spanish flu were also quarantined there.

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Port Arthur - Port Arthur was originally a wooden structure built in 1833.

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Britain's toughest - It was home to the British Empire's toughest criminals.

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10-years-old - But some of Port Arthur's prisoners were only 10-years-old.

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Australia first, Port Arthur second - British convicts were sent to Australia as punishment, then to Port Arthur for reoffending down under.

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Sound and light deprivation - Prisoners who exhibited bad behaviour were deprived of sound and light.

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Mental illnesses - Many of the prisoners developed mental illnesses behind bars.

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Unidentified figures - Some people believe a photo shows ghosts of unidentified people roaming the site.

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Australia's most haunted? - Many places call themselves Australia's most haunted location, but Port Arthur may have the biggest claim to that title.

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Over 100 dead - More than 100 people died over 47 years at Port Arthur.

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Photos emerge regularly - Every so often, new photos emerge claiming to contain ghosts.

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Possessed - One person even claimed their son became possessed at Port Arthur.

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Princess Theatre Melbourne - The  Princess Theatre Melbourne officially opened in 1886.

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Frederick Baker - Frederick Baker was a singer at the Princess Theatre Melbourne and is its most well-known ghost.

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Mephistopheles in Faust - Frederick Baker died while playing Mephistopheles in Faust in 1888.

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Sightings - But he was purportedly seen taking bows on stage after his death.

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Extra seat - An extra seat was kept for Baker backstage, should he wish to return to acting from the grave.

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Good omen - Acting troupes at the  Princess Theatre Melbourne consider Frederick Baker's attendance a good omen.

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