A Haunting at Belalie North, South Australia.

 

Belalie North is famous as the birthplace of R.M. Williams. It was a town that sprang up when the train line from Peterborough (then Petersburg) to Jamestown was built. It was at the time, the highest train station above sea level in South Australia, which made it hard for steam engines to climb the steep hills. The line was eventually re-routed around Belalie, and the town went into decline.

All that stands today is the ruins of the former general store and the entrance pillars to the town which contain a memorial to local men lost in World War One.[1]

It has long been rumoured that Belalie is haunted. Legend tells of two brothers who fell in love with the same woman. During a heated argument, it is alleged one brother shot and killed the other. Once a year, on the day of the murder, the ghost of the brother, it is said, can be seen standing where he was killed. In a rage, he stands on the road and shouts, ‘I’ll kill you, you bastard!!”

 

 

Researched and written by Allen Tiller ©2024

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[1] ‘Belalie North,’ Australia For Everyone, (2017), https://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/files/sa-midnorth/peterborough.html