Property Advert of the Week: Hitter Homes Advertisement (1966)

Below is a 1966 newspaper advertisement promoting new estates at Panania, Fairfield West, Merrylands, and Cabramatta. Three-bedroom homes were on offer from £4300 ($8600). According to the RBA Inflation Calculator, that would be equivalent to spending $134,000 in 2024.

Source: Hitter Homes. 1966. Untitled (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, October 15: 27.

Note: Advertising goods and services in pounds, shillings and pence was permitted for a two-year period following the introduction of decimal currency on 14 February 1966.

Property Advert of the Week: Home Sites Development Commission Advertisement (1968)

This week, we head to Fairfield West, where 33 lots of land just off King Road were on sale through the Home Sites Development Commission, which was part of the Housing Commission of NSW. I have included a Google Earth link to show how the area looks today. In today's money, the block of land just cost around $27 500 according to the RBA Inflation Calculator.

 

Source: Home Sites Development Commission. 1968. "Land - Fairfield West: New Subdivision" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, December 14: 46.

Property Advert of the Week: Wimpey Homes (1966)

This week I share a Wimpey Homes advertisement from 1966, promoting new house and land packages at Castle Hill and Fairfield West. 

Source: Wimpey Homes. 1966. Untitled (Advertisement). The Sun, October 21: 64.