The Ghost of Mickey Brennan

Horror Stories - The Ghost of Mickey Brennan

Mickey Brennan was a ghost inhabiting a mine in the mountains Kembla. This story became folklore because of the history and the story. In 1865 the first coal excavated in the mountain Kembla, New South Wales, Australia. The coal was then used to fuel the existing machines near Pioneer Mine but in 1883 the kerosene became produce that do not have economic value and the oil mines finally stopped.

A new company formed by the name of Mount Kembla Coal & Oil Co. and the large-scale coal mining then started again. 110 people are employed, and in 1901, approximately 336 people have been drawn to work in a coal mine.

At 2 pm on the date of July 31, 1902 the day-to-day mining continues. But when the people who attended more than previous days. Around 275 workers out of the mine. At 2 through 3 minutes of the coal mine was exploded and became the biggest mining tragedy in the history of Australia.

Up to 8 miles away to Wollongong mine explosion was heard and the people from all over flocked to Mount Kembla to send aid while others were small-minded, it is precisely this opportunity to plunder the empty houses around Mount Kembla who abandoned because it went to provide assistance to the site of the explosion.

Although some miners were seen coming out of the heaps of dust and a smoke were so thick, they say that there are still many lives that were buried in a mine tunnel. Did not all the miners came out and also does not all died quickly, because some people were trapped in the mine and eventually died from inhaling toxic gas from a mixture of chemical substances contained. Some miners also carve their farewell drinks in the cans or other belongings owned. Rarely of them can survive until reinforcements arrive, even some of them are still not saved even though they had successfully removed.

After that tragic day ends, countless lives lost reached 96 people, including two crew helper. A lot of men and boys who died because of an injury, leaving 33 women widowed and 120 children without a father. Each family in that city lost family members. The explosion that shook it to produce deep sorrow and it took several weeks to remove all the bodies from the pile of mine that exploded was entirely unless someone.

the body of Michael 'Mickey' Brennan could not be found. His father John had been looking for his son was about 2 years, and his coffin was still lying empty in the engine warehouse. On May 12, 1904 the bodies of John Brennan, was found in the harbor Wollongong. Some people say profound sadness makes it chose to end his life by drowning.

The mine was back in operation in September 1902 while the cause of the explosion when it was finally discovered that the burning of gas by flame torches belonging to the miners. No one shall be responsible for the disaster.

Mickey Brennan was later rumored to haunt the mine up to 70 years. His voice calling out that his body was found to be heard. Other strange occurrences that strange noises were heard by the workers accompanied by the appearance of a man in the darkness. When the mine was closed in 1970 they say the ghost of Mickey began to haunt Hotels in Mount Kembla. The guests and hotel employees said they saw the apparition of a man who was not known in the basement of the hotel.