Property Advert of the Week: The Mill, Marrickville (2002)

Below is a 2002 newspaper advertisement promoting apartments for sale at "The Mill" at 11-21 Gordon Street, Marrickville. 

Source: Landbiz. (2002). "The mill" (Advertisement). The Sydney Telegraph, October 27: 8 (homeowner liftout). 

Property Advert of the Week: 73 Milton Street, Ashfield (1970)

Our last Property Advert of the Week entry for 2025 sends us back to 1970, when apartments were on offer at 73 Milton Street, Ashfield, from $13 950, and the complex contained just nine units. 

 

Source: Rightway Real Estate. 1970. "Ashfield - 73 Milton Street" (Advertisement). The Sun, January 23: 60.

According to the RBA Inflation Calculator, this would equate to paying around $198 000 in today's money. The three-bedroom apartments, which started from $16,300, would be equivalent to spending around $231,000 today.

Property Advert of the Week returns on Saturday February 7.

Property Advert of the Week: Newtown Silos (2003)

Below is a 2003 newspaper advertisement for The Newtown Silos apartment complex. The former flour mill located in Gladstone Street, Newtown, was converted into an apartment complex and was completed in 2005.

Source: Cromer Property Agents and Peter Shield Real Estate. 2003. "This is silo : new life, new living space, Newtown" (Advertisement). The Sunday Telegraph, June 8: 11 (homeowner liftout). 

Property Advert of the Week: 8 Williams Parade, Dulwich Hill (1998)

Below is a 1998 newspaper advertisement for the Kensington complex at 8 Williams Parade, Dulwich Hill. Two and three-bedroom apartments were on sale for just $ 240,000.

   

Source: Magna Project Marketing. 1998. "Kensington" (Advertisement). The Sydney Morning Herald, May 2: 34RE (Real Estate Liftout).

VISIONS OF SYDNEY: Triple-Bridge Plan to Span Harbour (1922)

Source: Item 15: Cuttings Mainly regarding Suggestions for a Second Harbour Bridge in Sydney, 1922, 1922. Accessed July 28, 2023, https://digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?embedded=true&toolbar=false&dps_pid=IE6258874&_ga=2.23513913.2006621465.1690502948-563559362.1682639266&_gl=1*1f7f6uc*_ga*NTYzNTU5MzYyLjE2ODI2MzkyNjY.*_ga_CYHFMM592Q*MTY5MDUxMzU1NS42LjEuMTY5MDUxMzg2OC41NC4wLjA. 

In 1922, engineer Ernest Stowe proposed a three-way bridge to cross Sydney Harbour as "cheap" solution to building a harbour crossing. The three bridges would have linked the Sydney CBD with the North Shore and Balmain. It was envisioned that the bridges converge in a central tower on Goat Island. It was floated as a proposal alongside what became the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The proposal was floated in 1959 as a second harbour crossing by a Longueville resident who suggested that the bridge design be based on the Gladesville Bridge, which was proposed at the time. Below is an article from The Sydney Morning Herald in 1959.

 

Source: Anon. 1959. "Triple-Bridge Plan to Span Harbour". The Sydney Morning Herald, March 14: 9.

In 1981, a scaled-down proposal was proposed. The bridge scheme was one of several schemes which included tunnels under Sydney Harbour running predominantly through the eastern half of the Balmain Peninsula.

 

Source: Malley, J. "Under or over the Harbour: a choice". The Sydney Morning Herald, December 7: 1. 

Locals on both sides of the harbour mobilised, citing concerns over the loss of homes and safety risks associated with tunnels. This eventually led to the proposal being dropped, which ultimately led to the construction of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel.

 

Source: Glasscott, J. 1982. "Balmain mobilised against the second crossing". The Sydney Morning Herald, June 30: 1.

Four decades later, the Western Harbour Tunnel fulfils the vision to allow those driving from the west to cross Sydney Harbour without driving through the Sydney CBD and need not use the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Instead of heading in a northerly or northwest direction as envisioned by Stowe in 1922, the tunnel will send motorists in a north-easterly direction under Balmain and Birchgrove to Sydney Harbour, underneath the harbour and under Balls Head and North Sydney before connecting with the Warringah Expressway. 

Property Advert of the Week: Hopeton Keys, Birchgrove (1997)

Below is a newspaper advertisement from 1997 promoting the Hopeton Keys development at Birchgrove. Apartments were on sale from $310 000, while townhouses started at $460 000. If a buyer wanted a marina berth, they could purchase it for at least $80 000.

Source: Greencliff & Summit Property Services. 1997. "Don't Miss The Boat" (Advertisement). The Sydney Morning Herald, May 24: 22 (Real Estate Liftout). 

Property Advert of the Week: Balmain Cove (1998)

Our Property Advert of the Week is back for 2021. Below is a 1998 newspaper advertisement promoting townhouses and apartments from $495 000.

The estate has its own website if you wish to find out further information. While it caters to residents, potential buyers will find information useful. 

    

Source: Balmain Cove. 1998. "Entertainment!" (Advertisement). The Sydney Morning Herald, June 13: 29RE (Real Estate Liftout). 

Property Advert of the Week: Dulwich Hill Apartments by Parkes Developments (1966)

Below is a newspaper advertisement for a unit block in Dulwich Hill. However there is no exact address. The map indicates that the block was in Ewart Street.

 Source: Parkes Developments Pty. Ltd. 1966. Untitled (Advertisement). The Sun, October 21: 59.

Property Advert of the Week: The Allen Estate, Leichhardt

Below is an advertisement for town houses and apartments in The Allen Estate at Francis Street, Leichhardt.

Source: Ray White Real Estate. 1995. "The Allen Estate, Leichhardt" (Advertisement). The Sydney Morning Herald, June 24: 92.