Haunted Hotels: The Russel Hotel, Sydney (Season 2)

Never discredit the haunts from Down Under.

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Resources:

• Wikipedia - “Russell Hotel, The Rocks” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Hotel,_The_Rocks
• Amy’s Crypt - “Most Haunted Hotel in Sydney: Ghosts of the Russell Hotel” - by Amy - Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 - https://amyscrypt.com/most-haunted-hotel-sydney-russell-hotel/
• The Rocks - “The Russell Hotel” - https://www.therocks.com/the-spooky-hunt/the-russell-hotel-(1)
• 24 Hours in Sydney - “Room 8 in the Russell…sleep There If You Dare” - December 10th, 2020 - https://24hoursinsydney.com.au/room-8-in-the-russell-hotel-sleep-there-if-you-dare/
• Daily Mail - “Strange creaks, flashes of light and pressure like someone is gripping your chest: Spend an eerie night inside Australia's 'Haunted Hotel'... where the ghost of a murdered sailor roams the halls” - by Lucy Thackray for Daily Mail Australia- August 14th, 2015 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3198478/Strange-creaks-flashes-light-pressure-like-gripping-chest-Spend-eerie-night-inside-Australia-s-Haunted-Hotel-ghost-murdered-sailor-roams-halls.html
• Elle Decor - “13 Hotels Around the World Notorious for Their Hauntings—And Their Hospitality - Room service, turndown, and maybe a few chills at 3 AM.” - BY JULIA CANCILLA - SEP 19, 2025 - https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/travel/a67952528/haunted-hotels-around-the-world/
• Secret Sydney - “Sydney’s Most Notoriously Haunted Hotel Is Tucked Away In The Rocks” - Ria Lawrence - October 31st, 2023 - https://secretsydney.com/the-russell-hotel-sydney/
• Wikipedia - The Rocks, New South Wales - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocks,_New_South_Wales
• The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2025, February 18). Samuel Terry. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Terry
• Dictionary of Sydney - “Bubonic Plague Epidemic 1900” - https://dictionaryofsydney.org/event/bubonic_plague_epidemic_1900
• Traveller - “A Sydney hotel has become an unlikely mecca for Japanese visitors” - by Jane Richards - July 30th, 2025 - https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/a-sydney-hotel-has-become-an-unlikely-mecca-for-japanese-visitors-20250711-p5me9m.html
• Daily Mail - “Strange creaks, flashes of light and pressure like someone is gripping your chest: Spend an eerie night inside Australia's 'Haunted Hotel'... where the ghost of a murdered sailor roams the halls” - By LUCY THACKRAY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA - August 14th, 2015 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3197422/Strange-creaks-flashes-light-pressure-like-gripping-chest-Spend-night-inside-Australia-s-Haunted-Hotel-ghost-murdered-sailor-roams-halls.html