Property Advert of the Week: Hallmark Estates, Leumeah (1960)

Below is a 1960 newspaper advertisement for Hallmark Estates at Leumeah. Blocks of land were available for £600 ($1200), which is equivalent to just $13 000 in today's money (RBA Inflation Calculator). There was a home display village on-site as well, centred on Homann Avenue.

 

Source: Stewardson, Stubbs & Collett Pty. Ltd. 1960. "Hallmark Estates Leumeah" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, August 6: 53. 

Property Advert of the Week: Horningsea Park (2000)

Below is a newspaper advertisement from 2000 promoting a land release at Horningsea Park. The suburb is located between Hoxton Park and Edmondson Park.

 

Source: Anonymous. 2000. "Land Release Horningsea Park". The Daily Telegraph, October 28: 21. 

Property Advert of the Week: Killarney Heights Land Release (1964)

Below is a 1964 newspaper advertisement promoting 150 homesites on offer at Killarney Heights. The homesites on offer started from £2100 ($4200), which, according to the RBA Inflation Calculator, was equivalent to spending around $74 200 today.

Source: Hooker-Rex (Sales). 1964. "Killarney Heights Middle Harbour Foreshores" (Advertisement). The Sun, June 5:55. 

Property Advert of the Week: Orchard Hills Estate, Kingswood (1982)

Below is a 1982 newspaper advertisement promoting land for sale in the Orchard Hills Estate at Kingswood. 

Blocks were on sale from $22,500, which is equivalent to spending around $100 000 today (RBA Inflation Calculator).

Source: Landcom. 1982. "Orchard Hills Estate." (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, September 17: 26.

Property Advert of the Week: Hobartville Estate, Hobartville (1971)

Below is a 1971 newspaper advertisement promoting homesites at Hobartville, near Richmond. homesites were on offer for from $4300, which is equivalent to one spending around $51 150 today (RBA Inflation Calculator).

 

Source: Proud Projects Pty. Ltd. 1971. "Sewered Land" (Advertisement). The Sun, September 17: 69. 

Property Advert of the Week: Engadine Land Release (1964)

Below is a 1964 newspaper advertisement promoting a land release at Engadine. It is not explicitly stated in the advertisement as to where in the suburb the land release was located, but interested buyers were to meet a sales representative at the intersection of (old) Princes Highway & Railway Parade (Princes Highway). This is the intersection where KFC Engadine is located today. 

Source: Parkes Developments Pty. Ltd. "Young folk are moving to Engadine" (Advertisement). The Daily Mirror, January 3: 44. 

A £50 ($100) deposit was required to secure blocks ranging from £795 ($1590) to £1150 ($2300). In today's money, that would range from around $28 100 to around $40 650 (RBA Inflation Calculator). 

Property Advert of the Week: Mt Pritchard Land Release (1964)

 In 1964, homesites were on offer at Mt Pritchard for a deposit of £10 ($20) or £850 ($1700) each. According to the RBA Inflation Calculator, this is equivalent to about $ 30,000 in today's money.

Mulgoa Road likely refers to what is now known as Elizabeth Drive. 

Source: G. P. Grey Pty. Ltd. 1964. "Homesites at Liverpool" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, May 23: 36.

Property Advert of the Week: Stock & Holdings double page spread (1968)

This week, I am posting a double-page spread from Stocks & Holdings Projects, which appeared in The Sun on August 2, 1968. The double-page spread features three advertisements:

• Ocean View Units (Maroubra Beach) - With spectacular views of the ocean, Maroubra Beach, Sydney CBD and the Blue Mountains.
• Woodlyne Park Estate (Baulkham Hills)
• The Pines, Manly

Sources:

Maroubra Beach Units

Stocks & Holdings Projects. 1968. "Maroubra Beach Ocean View Units (Advertisement). The Sun, August 2: 52 & 53. 

Baulkham Hills Land Release

Stocks & Holdings Projects. 1968. "Woodlyne Park" (Advertisement). The Sun, August 2: 52. 

The Pines, Manly

Stocks & Holdings Projects. 1968. "The Pines, Manly" (Advertisement). The Sun, August 2: 52. 

Property Advert of the Week: Emu Plans Land Release (1973)

Below is a 1973 newspaper advertisement for a land release offered by Neeta Land Sales. Only $100 was required as a deposit, with blocks starting at $10,400. This is equivalent to spending around $123,500 in today's money (RBA Inflation Calculator).

Source: Neeta Land Sales. 1973. "Emu Plains...Great Land! Great Value" (Advertisement). The Sun, October 19: 45.

Property Advert of the Week: Miranda Land Release (1965)

Property Advert of the Week has returned for 2026. Our first one is from 1965, promoting a land release at Miranda in the Sutherland Shire. 35 lots were on offer in the vicinity of Forest Road and Alkaringa Road. Prices ranged from £1895 ($3590) to £2500 ($5000). According to the RBA Inflation Calculator, this was equivalent to spending as little as $65 000 in today's money.

 

Source: Treloar Realty Pty. Ltd. 1964. "1st Sensational Release Miranda" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, October 2: 35. 

Property Advert of the Week: Chipping Norton Land Sale (1982)

Below is a newspaper advertisement from 1982, promoting the sale of 17 homesites on Epsom Road at Chipping Norton. The blocks were on sale from $37, 950. This is equivalent to paying around $164,000 in today's money (RBA Inflation Calculator)

Source: Crighton Properties Pty. Pltd's. 1982. "Land Sale Chipping Norton" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, September 17: 26. 

Property Advert of the Week: Landcom Estates (1986)

Below is a 1986 newspaper advertisement from Landcom, which contained a list of suburbs where homesites were on offer across Sydney, Newcastle, Illawarra (lumped in with Southern Sydney under "Southern Estates"), Central Coast and Hunter regions. 

Source: Landcom. 1986. "A complete guide to Landcom Estates" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, April 12: 41. 

Property Advert of the Week: "Valley View" Estate, Berowra (1964)

In early 1964, a block of land in the "Valley View" estate at Berowra cost £1095 ($2190). According to the RBA Inflation Calculator, this is equivalent to $37,500 in today's money.

Source: Parkes Developments Pty. Ltd. 1964. "Berowra "Valley View" Estate" (Advertisement). The Daily Mirror, January 3: 27. 

Property Advert of the Week: Campbelltown Land Release (1969)

Below is a 1969 newspaper commercial promoting a land release at Campbelltown. It doesn't specify where in Campbelltown exactly, but it would have to be in a suburb within the Local Government area. There is a rail track featured in the map where Campbelltown Road crosses over as a bridge, and that points most likely to be in Leumeah, as the road does cross over the Southern Rail Line there. 

The Southern Line had been electrified to Campbelltown the previous year (1968), which meant commuters could travel directly from the region to the city in around one hour. Their key selling point was the commute time. It does take an hour for a commuter from Cronulla to travel to the city by train,n for instance, and Cronulla is closer to the city than Campbelltown is. 

 

Source: Parkes Developments Pty. Ltd. 1969 "Campbelltown" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, June 21: 45. 

Property Advert of the Week: South Windsor Homesites (1982)

Below is a 1982 newspaper advertisement from the Crown Lands Office promoting the sale of homesites at South Windsor. The homesites ranged in price from $16,000 to $24,500.

According to the RBA Inflation Calculator, this was the equivalent of spending approximately $69,000 to $106,000 in today's money.

 

Source: Crown Lands Office. 1982. "Fully serviced homesites South Windsor". The Daily Telegraph, December 3: 25. 

Property Advert of the Week: Epping Land Release (1970)

Below is a 1970 newspaper advertisement promoting a land release at Epping near the Epping Aquatic and Leisure Centre. According to the information provided, the lots appeared to encompass Pembroke Street and Raymond Place, a cul-de-sac, and the map features a cul-de-sac.

Blocks were on sale from $13,000, equivalent to spending $ 184,500 today (RBA Inflation Calculator).

 

Source: L. W. Roth & Co. 1970. "Land Sale". The Sun, December 18: 58.

Property Advert of the Week: Lansvale Waterfront Land Release (1972)

Below is a 1972  newspaper advertisement promoting homesites at Lansvale on offer from $9990. According to the Reserve Bank Inflation Calculator, this equals spending around $ 126,000 today. The exact address in Lansvale is not given but it was a case of "following the signs". 

 

Source: Kennedy Realty P/L. 1972. "Waterfront Land Sale... This Weekend!" (Advertisement). The Sun, March 17: 86. 

Property Advert of the Week: Northern Beaches Land Releases (1965)

Below is a 1965 newspaper advertisement promoting land releases at Beacon Hill and Belrose dating from 1965 from John Walsh & Co.

Source: John Walsh & Co. Pty. Ltd. 1965. "Follow the "John Walsh" Signs" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph, December 4: 44. 

Property Advert of the Week: Landcom Ad (1994)

Below is a 1994 newspaper advertisement from Landcom. Homesites were on offer at St Helens Park, Currans Hill, Mount Annan, Ambarvale, Eagle Vale, Narellan Vale, Cecil Hills, Casula, Cabramatta, Menai, Bangor, Parklea, Hassall Grove, Cranebrook, Castle Hill, Glenhaven, Beacon Hill and Oatlands.

 

Source: Landcom. 1994. " "First choice for homebuyers" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph Mirror, June 4: 65.

Real Estate Advert of the Week: Narellan Gardens Estate, Narellan Vale (1993)

Below is a 1993 newspaper advertisement promoting the Narellan Gardens Estate at Narellan Vale. Blocks of land were available from $57,500.

Source: Monarch Investments Group of Companies. 1993. "New Land Release" (Advertisement). The Daily Telegraph Mirror, May 1: 53.