Property Advert of the Week: Stage 4 Release - Abbotsford Cove, Abbotsford (1998)

Below is a 1998 newspaper advertisement for Abbotsford Cove at Abbotsford. Abbotsford Cove was developed on the site of the former Nestle Factory and is one of several "Brownfield" development sites located along the Parramatta River. 

At the time, they were in the fourth stage of the release of apartments for sale. Two and three-bedroom apartments on sale ranged from $340,000 to $740,000

  Source: Richardson & Wrench Project Marketing. 1998 "Abbotsford Cove" (Advertisement). The Sydney Morning Herald, May 2: 33RE (Real Estate Liftout).

Finally, did you know that is the 1000th posting to this blog since its inception in 2014?

Property Advert of the Week: Abbotsford Cove Grand Opening (1997)

Below is a newspaper advertisement from 1997 promoting the grand opening of the Abbotsford Cove estate at Abbotsford. 

Source: Richardson & Wrench Project Marketing. 1997. "Abbotsford Cove" (Advertisement). The Sydney Morning Herald, May 24: 22 (Real Estate Liftout). 

1996: Demolition of the Nestle Factory Chimney

In 1996, the chimney at the former Nestle Factory in Abbotsford was demolished as part of the redevelopment of the site into a new medium density development - Abbotsford Cove. The factory operated between 1918 and 1991.

Below is an article from The Daily Telegraph reporting on the demolition.

Source: Seymour, T. 1996. "Old chimney falls from grace". The Daily Telegraph, September 2: 3.

The Chimney was demolished on September 21 1996 with the public invited to attend. Peter Wilkin, a student from Abbotsford Public School pressed the trigger.  An estimated 1000 people attended and were treated to a sausage sizzle and entertainment. 

Source: Banks, A. 1996. "Down the chimney". The Sunday Telegraph, September 22:39. 

Canada Bay Council Local Studies Collection have published a photo of the demolition. They claim it was circa 1995, which contradicts the newspaper reports. 

 

Source: van Gerwen, A. 2012. Abbotsford Cove. Image. https://www.flickr.com/photos/canadabayconnections/7174613344/in/photolist-bVZJsQ-bVZLA5. Accessed 17 February 2021. 

Nestle no longer produce their products in Sydney, they maintain a corporate presence at Rhodes and a distribution centre is located at Arndell Park.