Tasmania is known as the Commonwealths most haunted state, and with
the horrendous conditions of Port Arthur, Richmond and Salt River,
it’s no surprise. This series, inspired by an incident at Gas
Works Engineers, takes cachers on a tour of five well known
hauntings in the Hobart area, and asks the question, “do you
believe?”. Because of the stories of each area this series
comes with an M rating….Horror Themes. Due to the placement
and the aim of the series none of these caches can be completed
during daylight hours. Caches one through four are micros and
contain coordinates for cache five. To ensure the caches can be
found glowing arrows will point the way and I guarantee a ghost at
every cache. The final cache has gone towards the light and is no
longer available.
Penitentiary Chapel and Criminal Courts
This building housed the Gallows from 1856 to 1968, and was the
scene of the last prisoner executed in Tasmania, Frederick Henry
Thompson, who was convicted of the murder of a child, and hanged on
14th February 1968. A site of much activity, visitors have reported
seeing strange misty figures, rattling chains and moans have been
heard, people have been pinched and slapped, and a nauseating smell
of rotting flesh can be detected in the gallows chamber.
