Monte Cristo Homestead
Australia's most haunted house has witnessed a maid's fatal fall, a stable boy burned alive, and a mentally ill man chained for 40 years. The Crawley family's spirits and their tragic victims remain active.
Australia’s Most Haunted
Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee, New South Wales is widely considered Australia’s most haunted house. Built in 1885, it has witnessed numerous tragic deaths, and the spirits of the Crawley family and their victims remain active.
The Location
Junee, NSW:
- Rural New South Wales
- Historic homestead
- Built 1885
- Christopher Crawley
- Family home
The Crawleys
Original owners:
- Christopher Crawley
- Elizabeth Crawley
- Wealthy family
- Strict matriarch
- Tragic legacy
Elizabeth Crawley
The matriarch:
- Ruled house
- Rarely left
- Strict, cruel
- Died 1933
- Primary ghost
The Deaths
Multiple tragedies:
- Baby dropped down stairs
- Maid fell from balcony
- Stable boy burned
- Servant girl ill
- Various others
The Baby
Tragic death:
- Dropped by maid
- Down staircase
- Accidental or pushed?
- Crawley blamed maid
- Ghost baby cries heard
The Maid
Another victim:
- Fell from balcony
- Pregnant allegedly
- Pushed or jumped?
- Her ghost seen
- Near balcony
The Stable Boy
Burned alive:
- In stables
- Slept on straw
- Fire broke out
- Couldn’t escape
- Arson suspected?
Harold
The chained man:
- Intellectually disabled
- Son of caretaker
- Chained in cottage
- For 40 years
- Until discovery
Current Owners
Reg and Olive Ryan:
- Bought 1963
- Restored house
- Experience activity
- Offer tours
- Share stories
The Activity
What happens:
- Footsteps upstairs
- Lights seen
- Figures glimpsed
- Cold spots
- Physical contact
Elizabeth’s Ghost
The matriarch:
- Most active
- Her room
- Balcony area
- Stern presence
- Still in charge
The Chapel
On property:
- Converted building
- Strange activity
- Cold presence
- Investigation site
- Active location
Investigation History
Paranormal teams:
- Extensively studied
- Australian groups
- International interest
- Consistent activity
- Well-documented
Evidence
What’s captured:
- EVP recordings
- Photographs
- Video anomalies
- Temperature drops
- Physical phenomena
Significance
Multiple tragic deaths creating extremely active haunting in Australia’s most documented haunted house.
Legacy
Monte Cristo stands as proof that tragedy leaves marks—a beautiful homestead where cruelty and death have etched themselves into every room.