The Haunted Monte Cristo Homestead
Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths
Tyler and Charlie
4.7 • 781 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
The Haunting of Monte Cristo Homestead: Australia's Most Haunted House
In the heart of Junee, nestled between Sydney and Melbourne, lies the Monte Cristo Homestead – a place that has earned the reputation of being Australia's most haunted house. The history of this eerie residence dates back to 1885 when Christopher William Crawley, a wealthy farmer and founder of Junee, built the homestead for his family.
Despite the initial struggles, Crawley's fortune changed when the Great Southern Railway Line opened in 1878, and he established a successful hotel along the rail line.
However, the Crawley family's story took a dark turn following Christopher's death in 1910. His wife, Elizabeth, became a recluse, confining herself to the attic chapel for the next 23 years. After the last Crawley left in 1948, the house fell into disrepair until Reginald and Olivia Ryan purchased it in 1963, transforming it into a doll museum.
It was then that the true extent of the homestead's haunting became apparent. The Ryans reported numerous supernatural occurrences, including ghostly lights, the inexplicable deaths of their animals, and the presence of at least ten ghosts.
Among these spirits are Christopher and Elizabeth Crawley, a pregnant maid who jumped to her death from the balcony, Harold – a disabled boy chained in the coach room, Morris – a stable boy who died in a fire, Ethel – an infant who died on the stairs, and Jack Simpson – a caretaker shot to death on the porch in 1960.
Visitors to the Monte Cristo Homestead have experienced a range of paranormal phenomena, from feeling icy hands on the stairs to hearing the screams of the deceased. The bloodstains of the pregnant maid are said to reappear on the steps, and children become inexplicably agitated when entering certain areas of the house.
The haunting of Monte Cristo Homestead has solidified its status as one of the most terrifying and intriguing paranormal locations in Australia, drawing in those brave enough to explore its dark history.
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| 0:33.1 | in New South Wales? Can a change of fortune change the soul of a person? |
| 0:40.2 | Does the ghost of a boy still scream for help as he did in life? |
| 0:45.9 | Today we test the believability of the Monte Cristo homestead. |
| 1:17.1 | Thank you. Welcome to Believing the Bazaar, where we dive into the unknown and the unusual. |
| 1:19.8 | And tell you whether or not we find it believable. |
| 1:21.6 | Welcome back to another Tuesday. |
| 1:25.1 | You know, this is like two weeks in a row. |
| 1:26.5 | We got food themed episodes. |
| 1:28.2 | If you think of the Monte Cristo. |
| 1:30.1 | If you think about it, like the sandwich. |
| 1:33.7 | Well, is that a common sandwich or is that just if you go to melt? |
| 1:35.2 | No, it's a common sandwich. |
| 1:35.6 | Okay. |
| 1:37.7 | Many places have a Monte Cristo sandwich. |
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