Cornwall Chronicle: –
“It is not often we hear of ghosts and haunted houses in Tasmania; for it is a popular belief that ghosts are confined to the other side of the world; but no doubt in the course of time we shall inherit all the evils belonging to the parent country. They have already had a case of hydrophobia in Hobart Town; and I have now to report that a veritable ghost has been domiciled for the last month in the immediate vicinity of Campbell Town.
He, she, or it (the ghost), makes its presence known by a loud knocking at the front door. The knocks are quite distinct, and exactly the same as if some one were knocking for admittance. The police and numerous volunteers have watched the place, and, although they could plainly see the door, the knocking takes place without any visible agency.
Numerous devices have been tried to discover the cause, but without success. There have been men stationed on the inside of the door, and immediately the knocking was heard they have rushed out, but nothing was to be seen. The door has been covered with a thick cloth, but it makes no difference – the knocking is just the same. The noise is heard at intervals from about 6p.m. up to 10p.m.”
The Cornwall Chronicle (Tasmania), 25th May 1867.