The Sea Captain’s Ghost – Anchorage Hotel, Victor Harbor
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Warringa Guest House, Victor Harbor 1920: SLSA: [PRG
1316/12/207]
Victor Harbor’s
Anchorage Hotel is said to be one of the most haunted buildings in the seaside
town. It is rumoured to be haunted by an old Sea Captain who haunts an upstairs
bedroom. Visitors report the room smelling of cigar smoke, and in the morning
find a pile of sand at the foot of the bed.
Another spirit is said to be that of a little girl, the daughter of a former manager, who drowned nearby.
The hotel is also alleged to be haunted by an apparition who appears as a “blue light” that likes to play with electrical equipment. Staff also report impressions of bodies left on beds when no one has slept in them.
Another spirit is said to be that of a little girl, the daughter of a former manager, who drowned nearby.
The hotel is also alleged to be haunted by an apparition who appears as a “blue light” that likes to play with electrical equipment. Staff also report impressions of bodies left on beds when no one has slept in them.
Three women in spirit have been seen on the
ground floor. One described as being tall and slender wearing a dress with a
high neckline. Another as a beautiful woman wearing a large sun hat and sunglasses,
seen in the dining room. The third woman has been identified as a former maid
who is still performing her duties today in the afterlife.
Perhaps the most disturbing haunting in this hotel is that of a young boy who it is alleged committed suicide in a cubicle in the ladies’ toilets. Since that time, women will instinctively not use that cubicle. There have also been reports of its door opening and slamming shut continuously of its own volition, even when there is no wind movement in the entire hotel. A smell of rotten meat also emanates from the toilets from time to time and moves through the hotel. On one occasion as this smell moved through the hotel, several electrical items suddenly broke down at once!
The Anchorage Hotel
was built by James Holliday in 1906, and originally opened as the Warringa
Guest House. Extensions were added in 1912 and 1952.
Researched and written by Allen Tiller © 2019
Bibliography
Anchorage Hotel, (2019),https://anchoragehotel.com.au/
Umm, i have worked in the Anchorage for 6/7 years all up, and have never heard these stories. There is a presence in the hotel, but not of any that have been mentioned here. The legend has been held for nearly 100 years. A woman staying in the early 1920s was rapedand left to die in a room by sailers and her boy was left in the basement to die. She walks the balcony looking for him and has been seen miles away. I have personally experienced this entity, but have never heard any of those stories.
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed one of the most relaxing holidays staying at the Anchorage Hotel; I didn't sense any presence apart from the corridor outside the men's and women's toilets and that was I suspect, an unusually strong draught caused by the built environment. There may well be a ghost or entities - most old buildings have them but the Anchorage was in my experience, a place of rest and relaxation. I'd happily spend more time there and indeed spirits or otherwise, fully intend another vacation hopefully some time soon.
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