Tasmania although only just over 200 years old to white settlement has had more than it's fair share of violent and/or torturous deaths, not to mention those caused by heartache and pain. This is all due to Tasmania's convict past, bringing everything from petty thieves to rapists and murderers.

This then brings us to Launceston City which in those early days housed new settlers wanting to make a new start for those migrating and for the convicts that were being pardoned for their crimes.

Many a house-hold of high status in Launceston used convicts that were still serving their punishment as servants (in some cases slaves), and as such some were treated with such contempt as to lead to abuse, rape and/or murder which is where the Launceston City Ghost Tours begin.

Our guides are skilled but we recommend it is not for children under 10. There have been times when upset children have to leave the tour, & certainly children unattended by an adult are not permitted – it is not a baby sitting evening for parents who want to have a couple of hours elsewhere!

The stories told here are real eye openers and surprisingly some are not even known to the locals. Believers and sceptics alike that have been on the tour have had some form of experience and photo's taken have shown some form of unexplained figures or light.

Fact or Fiction? Believer or Sceptic? Take the tour and decide for yourself.

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