"We meet them at the doorway, on the stair,
Along the passages they come and go …*





"At least 9 different licensees have encountered supernatural comings and goings at the Coach & Horses hotel, in Clarkefield, over the past 30 years …"




Current licensee Paul talks about his ghostly experiences since taking over the hotel ...






Hotel employee Rebecca describes her encounter with the ghost of a young girl ...






"Built in 1857, it was a staging post for Cobb & Co coaches to the Central Victorian goldfields …






"The most sensational paranormal encounter occurred in 1984, when the hotel’s licensee blamed the ghost of an Irish goldminer for pushing him down these stairs and breaking an ankle …



"Patrick Reagan, who struck it rich at Castlemaine during the Gold Rush, was robbed and shot dead - here - by 2 corrupt troopers …





"Others believe the ghost of an intellectually-disabled girl in a lace nightie haunts the hotel …






"Sobbing has been heard near where it is said she was strangled by her father …






"Before being dumped down what was the hotel’s well …







"The ghost of a Chinese miner found hanged in the stables …







"... and objects moving mysteriously …







"... all contribute to the hotel’s spirited 150-year-old history …"







In Part 2, the Haunted Australia investigators organise a vigil at formerly Victoria's most haunted location ...





Paranormal investigators Gary & Jose work out a strategy to capture ghost footage at the hotel's most haunted part: the stairs ...




Produced by Ron Dorre, directed by Stelios Kokotos with sound by John McPherson. Sponsored by The Haunted Bookshop. Images copyright 2007 Mystical Guides Pty Ltd.

* From Haunted Houses by Henry Longfellow (1893).