Using a high spectrum camera, paranormal investigators have captured what they believe is an ‘anomaly’ at St Bartholomew’s Cemetery in Sydney’s west and it’s an image that will undoubtedly have sceptics scoffing and believers transfixed.
Fuelling a sceptic’s cynicism, the image was captured on Halloween night when one of the regular tours was held at the Prospect cemetery — known to locals as “St Bart’s”.
The anomaly was snapped at the burial place of explorer William Lawson and other early settlers. Many believe the cemetery and church, opened in 1841 and destroyed by fire in 1989, is haunted.
Four members of Sydney South West Paranormal Investigators team were near the grave when they heard a whining sound.
As they often do on the tours across Sydney, the team took about 300 photos. The unusual image was captured on the 209th frame.
But it was not until film was developed that “a very large anomaly’’ was captured.
“We think it’s moving towards us. It has legs, arms. We think it’s a male,’’ lead investigator Kelly Ryan says.
“We’re not claiming this is the spirit of a human being, we’re just saying this is an anomaly.
“The reason we know that is that there were only four of us there, it was quite a controlled environment.
“It’s opened more questions. There has been sightings there before.’’
Tour guide and local historian Hazel Magann is unsure of whose image it is but she is adamant about her aversion to that section of the gravesite.
“I close down. I kept having horrendous feelings near where that photo was taken,’’ Magann says.
She says a scout group once saw her being followed by a short man as she walked in the direction of the M4 motorway.
Her research revealed Thomas James Willis, aka the Penrith Jockey, born in 1834 in Middlesex England, could haunt the site.
Willis’ mother Mary is buried under the tree where the anomaly was captured. But Magann believes his spirit is there because of his daughter Emily, who died in 1863. She was just three years old.
Many have also spotted a girl who appears to be the same age darting towards the M4 motorway.
“She’s a very naughty girl, very much a prankster,’’ Magann says.
“She can never leave the site. I can tell you that.’’
Members of the paranormal team, which has ventured out to St Bart’s since August, also say they spotted a girl with a similar description running around only to see her disappear shortly afterwards.
“I think with that place, the more we investigate the more questions we ask,’’ Ryan says.
“We’ve had some interesting encounters there.
“This one, we would say, this is not actually haunted but intelligently haunted. They
know you’re there. Our team members have had visual sightings.
“We get regular battery drains when I put out my equipment.’’
“St Bartholomew’s is a very interesting place.
“I think a lot of people who are still resting there are very connected to the church and the land.’’
As for the most recent image, Ryan welcomes scrutiny.
“It doesn’t matter what evidence we have, there’s always going to be sceptics. We love sceptics because it keeps us honest.’’
● Historical and ghost tours run twice a month at St Bart’s. There will be a ghost tour on New Year’s Eve from 7.30pm. Cost: $21 Bookings: 9839 6000.
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