Spreading over hills and valleys, claiming some 240 acres at the base of Mount Coot-tha is one of the most beautiful haunted places in Brisbane - eerie Toowong Cemetery, resting place of 117, 000 citizens, some famous, others infamous - including the memorial to GOVERNOR BLACKALL, the crypt of the murderous Mayne family, anti-war protestor Richard Ramo and the grave of legendary boxer, Peter Jackson.

Opened officially in 1875 it grew to encompass hundreds of acres, becoming the state's largest cemetery. A Victorian necropolis, it reflects the attitudes, passions and beliefs of those who lived in the late 19th - early 20th century' s. Much of the cemetery is overgrown with ferns and vines. Ancient hoop pines rise up towards the sky from dark groves. Broken gravestones and leaning memorials dot the landscape. Many plots have collapsed and others are in imminent danger of subsiding.

There are many parts where you would not care to go alone. Locals have long been drawn to explore it. Now locked to the public at night to prevent vandalism it is even more isolated and empty than before.

Empty, save the dead...

Tour experience from this Haunted Site...

"For an instant, in the torch light, I saw a young man with dark hair, dressed in a victorian style suit leaning against the wall of the Mayne family crypt. He was smiling at the group. At first I thought it was our guide but he was behind the group. In another instant, the young man was gone. I found out later when talking to our guide about him that another lady in the group had also seen the same young man."
- Anne-Marie (Brisbane) August 2009