Land Sales
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In its last days, the old cottage at 1-3 Abbott was little more than a dilapidated collection of rooms...
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In 1837 Robert Hoddle surveyed the lands surrounding Melbourne dividing them into parishes. Land sales were...
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One of the enduring mysteries of Northcote's early history was the location of the signing of the treaty...
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The Beaumont housing estate in Northcote covered an area facing onto Bastings Street, Ilma Grove and Mitchell...
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The Broadhurst estate was named after Thomas Broadhurst, founder of Broadhurst’s Tannery.
Tanneries were...
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Initial white settlement of the area occurred around 1837. The land was used for dairy farming by various...
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The late 1880s saw a land boom in Preston and generally throughout Melbourne with numerous land companies...
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In July 1856 the City of Melbourne Suburban and Agricultural Freehold Home Society sold the first plot of...
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The first ever tram to run in Victoria was in Station Street, Fairfield. Looking at it today this is quite a...
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West operated in Preston in the 1880s as a builder and contractor. Very successful, West owned several...
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Gibson’s Paddock was the name given to an area of real estate in Northcote which was advertised for sale...
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In 1937 the Huttonham Estate in Preston was created and subdivided into 100 building allotments. The land was...
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Job Smith bought a large parcel of land just north of the Pilgrim Inn Hotel in 1854. It stretched from the...
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The Knockando farm was located on the corner of Heidelberg Road and Chandler Highway on what is currently the...
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La Mascotte Estate was the name of a housing estate with land blocks facing onto Regent Street and Myrtle...
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The Sumner Estate had its beginnings in 1915 when the Fitzroy, Northcote and Preston Tramway Trust purchased...
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The first Tramway Estate sales began as early as 1913 and were still going in 1925. The extent of the...
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The first land sales in Darebin occurred on the 12 September 1838, the sales being conducted in Sydney. The...
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During the late 1880s Melbourne experienced a land boom with numerous developers and speculators offering...
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In the 1880s Melbourne was experiencing a boom time with a great many land sales and housing estates...
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Mount View Estate consisted of land blocks fronting onto Victoria Road, Wakanui, Hakatere and Oamaru Streets...
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The late 1880s saw a land boom generally in Melbourne and also in Preston with numerous land companies being...
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In 1837 Robert Hoddle surveyed the area later to be known as Northcote and High Street is established as part...
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A selling point of the Oakbell Estate was the proximity to Bell Street railway station which was planned to...
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Oamaru Street was developed as part of the Mount View Estate development, probably during the 1920s. The...
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Michael Pender was an original purchaser of Crown Land in the Northcote part of Jika Jika parish in 1839 and...
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Plant's Paddock was located on the east side of High Street Northcote at the base of Rucker's Hill. Owned...
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The Post Office Paddock Estate offered allotments of land between Murray Road and Wood Street from the late...
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In 1837 Robert Hoddle surveyed the parish of Jika Jika, the suburb later to be known as Preston. The entirety...
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In the late 1880s with the promise of a railway line in the Preston area, speculators and developers were...
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Preston Land Beginnings – 1838
Land in Preston was originally surveyed in 1837 and in the following years...
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The Prospect Hill Estate land sale took place on 22 October 1881.
The land sale poster shows its...
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Stott & Bastings Real Estate Agents advertised an auction for blocks of land for sale in Clara Street and...
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During the late 1880s Melbourne experienced a land boom with numerous developers and speculators offering...
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Rona Street and the Rona Estate was named after a Dairy Farm situated on Spring Street, Preston.
In April...
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During the late 1880s Melbourne experienced a land boom with numerous developers and speculators offering...
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The first sighting of Rucker’s Hill by a white man was probably surveyor Joseph Gellibrand in 1836. After...
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Separation Street, Northcote came into existence in July 1851 when property owner Peter Macarthur sold a few...
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The Tambo Park Estate near Summerhill Road in East Preston was one of the early homesteads in Preston. Set...
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At the time of this land sale in 1888 a land boom was taking place with numerous companies being formed along...
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Thomas William Bransgrove was one of Preston’s early settlers. Born in Tasmania and arrived in Preston...
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Lemon, Andrew. (1983).The Northcote Side of the River. North Melbourne: Hargreen.
Age (Melbourne, Vic: 1854...
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The Shepherd family can lay claim to one of Preston’s earliest settlers. In 1840 a parcel of land, bounded by...
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The late 1880s saw a land boom throughout Melbourne with numerous developers and speculators offering land...
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Whitehead’s Paddock estate was named after Joseph Whitehead who is listed as a resident in South Preston up...
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The land that comprised Yann’s Reserve was owned by a local blacksmith and wheelwright, Frederick Yann, who...
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In 1908, two houses and a substantial area of land were offered for sale in Alphington by Stott and Bastings...
