Remember This? Sydney's "Golden Mile" for car dealers (1969)

In 1969, car dealers along the Princes Highway from Arncliffe down to Rockdale were boasting of being Sydney's "Golden Mile" or "Auto Alley". claiming they had an even more diverse range of cars on offer to buyers. This stretch is not as prominent as it once was, as car dealers have gravitated down the highway to Kirrawee.

The advertisement below was published in The Daily Mirror on December 19, 1969 (page 8). 

Property Advert of the Week: Panorama Gardens, Banksia (1963)

I came across this one just recently while going through some files. It is for the Panorama Gardens apartment complex at Banksia in Kimpton Street. Apartments were going for 4750 pounds but it did have something not many unit complexes at that time (or dating from that period), a swimming pool.

Source: R. T. Golby Pty Ltd. 1963. "Panorama Gardens" (Advertisement). The St George & Sutherland Shire Leader, November 27: page unknown.

Property Advert of the Week: Banksia Land Sale (1962)

This week's property advert sends us into the Rockdale area where in 1962 blocks of land in Chestnut Drive, Oak Place, Tamarix Cresent and Shaaron Court.

Source: J. K. Callinan Estate Agent & Tome Bros Estate Agents. (1962). Land Auction Sale: Rockdale" (Advertisement). The St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, November 28: page unknown.