Paranormal Pit Stop: Goulburn Orphanage
Opened on March 17th, 1912, this children’s home would be housing roughly 2,500 male orphans over the course of 66 years. Despite being a children’s home most of the boy’s residing at St. Johns where not victim’s of deprived parental care; as about 5% belonged to very poor families who couldn’t watch over their children. For an institute that was designed to seat about 100 kids, during years of war many lost their families, there’s no doubt the building became packed. Holding up to 250 kids over rough times St. Johns was a place of sadness and grief, as heard by many. While St. Johns was supposed to be a place to rejoice for some of the children, it eventually became more of a prison house. Children would routinely have their clothes taken from them and would be given 1 set of clothing and underwear for a week; only to be beaten if they were caught washing them. Currently, the former orphanage is now owned by a local ghost tour