Seaside Home For Sale
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On The Central N.S.W. Coast
A LARGE Private Home, consisting of Two Houses, with Many Amenities, is for sale at Avoca Beach, on the beautiful Central Coast of NSW. It is 9 miles east of Gosford. and 65 road miles from Sydney GPO.
This establishment is built on Five Large Allotments (nearly 2 acres in area) on the western side of one of the arms of Avoca Lake, a few minutes from Avoca’s ocean beach, Post Office, Shops, etc.
The houses are surrounded by lawns and gardens, which slope down, in an easterly and northerly direction, to the water’s edge. Much of the original bush, including a fine grove of turpentines, has been preserved.
On the remaining two blocks there are a garage, 24 x 12. made of cement blocks; and a large dam which at present irrigates the gardens and lawns of the whole establishment, through a 21 hp electric pump, extensive network of 11 in. and I in. pipes, and butterfly sprays.
The grounds (entered by a private drive) are well laid out with law ns, gardens and many fruit-trees. Climate is mild in winter (sheltered from cold westerlies, so that bananas and pineapples are grown success fully) and constantly gets the cool northeasterly breeze in summer.
This property is for private sale, as one unit, for £9,500; or it can be divided into 2 units—viz:—the 3-bedn house (built on 2 sections, and with 2 extra sections, garage, etc.), £6*500; section, for £3,500. (The two extra sections, on which are garage and dam. officially valued recently at £BOO
Inspections may be arranged by contacting N. and M. HUNTER, Land and Avoca Beach, N... (Telephone Avoca Beach 52); or by Telephoning the Sydney Agent—Mr. Hughes, MA 1395.
A glimpse of the Lake, seen through the trees from the terrace, at the front of House No. 1.
House No. 1
On two blocks of land; One la timber house with 3 ft ea[?] white, with green tiled roof, Econo - steel frame. Compris[?] Lounge with modern firepli[?] built-in bookcases, picture wind[?] with dining - annex leading three double bedrooms, one [?] built-in wardrobe; sun-room; trance hall; green-tiled bathr[?] with shower recess, toilet; [?] modern kitchen with s.s. sink, plate electric elevated stove; by in fitments; modern light fitt and Venetian blinds through some floor coverings; nume[?] built-in cupboards, etc.; tastel [?] decorated. In basement: Works and laundry, tubs, wash machine, shower. Car-port. Ter and pergola in front of house, [?] wide steps leading to gar[?] cemented paths and yards. peak hot water, connected [?] kitchen, bathroom, laundry; a matic pump servicing house [?] 5.000-gal. cement tank, and [?] gal. galvanised tank. Septic [?] Telephone, with extension to se[?] house. An electrically-driven [?] bench for firewood. Optional chase: Deep-freeze unit in kitc [?]
House No. 2
A second house, complete, on one section: Timber, on timber frame, with Wunderlich metal-tile roof. Com prising sun-room, large lounge-dining room, stone fire place, built-in book-cases, picture windows; two large bedrooms, one with built-in wardrobe: modern bath room, with toilet; large kitchen equipped wih s.s sink; modern slow-combustion range, which supplies con tinuous hot water to bathroom, kitchen and laundry; back porch; many built-in cupboards; Venetian blinds and light fittings; side terrace and steps; stone terrace in front. Cement paths. Laundry with tubs, etc., copper and shower in basement. Also in basement, an area of approx. 30 ft. x 12 ft., with cement floor, lined and ceiled, louvre windows, fireplace, suitable for con version to holiday flat. Three 1.000-gal. tanks supply house by gravity, with electric motor-pump as booster when required. Septic-tank. Jetty and dinghy.