Join us for an after-dark experience as we step into the Deathly Tales of South Brisbane Cemetery’s most tragic and chilling true incidents. On this special night-time tour, we unravel the shocking and sorrowful histories of those who met gruesome, untimely, and sometimes downright bizarre ends.
Drawn straight from historical records, these real-life accounts will take you deep into the past, where fate, folly, and misfortune played their cruel hand. Expect to hear about:
- the gunshot that claimed a life…more than a year later
- a family’s devastating inferno
- the ‘Lionheart’ cursed with unlucky legs
- West End’s shocking powder keg disaster
- a lethal dose of carbolic acid.
Guided by passionate storytellers including award-winning cemetery historian Tracey Olivieri, this immersive experience offers a safe yet spine-tingling way to explore the cemetery under the cover of darkness.
Step into the past. Hear the stories. And see South Brisbane Cemetery like never before.
All of our tours are not-for-profit, with all money raised going to our cemetery history and maintenance projects.
