When the QT visited the 98-year-old pub recently we were informed of three apparitions that appear from time to time - an elderly woman, a Negro soldier and a water ghost called Rusty.
Councillor Pahlke also has a wealth of knowledge about ghosts in the region and would like to see an official tourist brochure established that showcases the haunted sights of the area.
He is promoting a tourist route with signs and an established route, a la the Cobb and Co Tourist Drive.
We had a look in room three, where spirits are said to linger. There was no sign of the ghosts on this occasion. QT photographer Dave Nielsen is a vocal sceptic and probably scared the spirits away with his doubts and his beard. But an ex-army veteran, also bearded, was in the room at the time and ushered us in.
