The Mill Manager's House & Uki's Ghost

A Haunted Heritage

This house at 1431 Kyogle Road was built as a residence for the Uki sawmill manager. Lou Parker, the mill's first owner, lived here with his family. He had a disabled daughter who used a wheelchair following a botched tonsil operation when she was just 18 months old. The children of the local mill workers often spent time with her, though she couldn't speak. Historical records mention her last when she was in her teens, and then she disappears from written accounts.

In the early 1980s, Mrs. Dulcie Rayward (known for wearing magnificent hats) had a chilling experience here. She walked into the hallway leading to the front door and saw a young woman in a long white dress. The apparition stood there for a moment, looked at Dulcie, and then slowly faded away.

The second time Dulcie saw the woman, she was standing in the same spot. Dulcie tried to slowly approach and say hello. The figure turned to her, lingered for some time, and slowly faded again. That was the last time Dulcie saw the ghost—but some Historical Society members have their own sighting stories to tell!

Across the road at 1442 Kyogle Road stands a two-storied timber house built in 1960 for the McIntyre family, constructed from timber milled at the Kunghurloo Mill in Kunghur.