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Ghostly money earner
Donald Lamont, owner of the Swartberg Hotel in Prince Albert, has decided that the resident ghost must earn its keep. He hasn't seen the ghost. The 2 large oil paintings in the restaurant also undergo strange changes once a month. Hotel staff and some visitors claim to have seen it. The hotel was built in 1886. Donald often uses local story teller, Ailse Tudhope, to present ghostly story evenings at the hotel. He also offers a Ghost Walk around the town's Victorian and Edwardian buildings.