The 5 ghost stories that still haunt Rockhampton
A TOWN of sin, sorrow and sweat.
Rockhampton garnered this reputation during the 1800s, when gold mining at Mount Morgan spurred violence throughout the city.
Little Quay St, now known as Quay Lane, bore witness to some of these acts as it was the main thoroughfare between the 19th Century opium and drinking dens.
In the centuries to follow, tales of murder and tragedy have erupted throughout the Rockhampton region's sordid past, making way for what one former ghost hunter calls "high-power paranormal activity”.
Local haunts bear witness to some of these tragedies, and to this day locals swear the victims' spirits remain.
Ahead of famous clairvoyant Rayleen Kable's Rockhampton "ghost hunt”, we take a look at five Central Queensland ghost stories.
