Bushey Park Glen Iris, Monday, 13 April 1884
Text includes:
"With Delighful and Extensive Views of the Dandenong Ranges and Surrounding Country.
"To Capitalists, Land Syndicates, and Others.
"... formerly the property of J.P. Harcourt, Esq., J.P., containing 164 acres and 22 perches, situated at the corners of High Street and Boundary Roads, Glen Iris, all fenced and divided into paddocks. The buildings consist of two-roomed brick cottage, weatherboard cottage, cow-shed, piggeries, &c...
"Bushey Park is splendidly situated, within three-quarters of a mile from the proposed Glen Iris Station on the Outer Circle Railway, and within two miles of the Oakleigh Station, and, being a corner block, is well adapted for sub-division. £100 per acre has recently been refused for the High Street road, Glen Iris."
For evidence of how well the land was adapted for subdivision, see an 1888 auction advertisement covering some of the same property.
Boundary Road is a former name for Warrigal Road, High Street is High Street Road and this part of Glen Iris is now Ashwood. The property straddles Gardiners Creek and the home of "J. Jordan Esq" ( Summerhill House) - after whom Jordanville is named - is also noted as being near-by. See locale on Google Maps.
Note that the map spells the property as Bushy Park (not Bushey, with the e).
Subjects: Auctions -- Victoria; Real property -- Victoria -- Maps; Ashwood (Vic.) -- Maps
Contributor(s): Batten & Percy (Firm)
Copyright status: This work is out of copyright
Terms of use: No copyright restrictions apply.
Series / Collection: Batten & Percy Collection
Link to online item: handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/152655
Link to this record: search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER813648
Bushey Park Glen Iris, Monday, 13 April 1884
Text includes:
"With Delighful and Extensive Views of the Dandenong Ranges and Surrounding Country.
"To Capitalists, Land Syndicates, and Others.
"... formerly the property of J.P. Harcourt, Esq., J.P., containing 164 acres and 22 perches, situated at the corners of High Street and Boundary Roads, Glen Iris, all fenced and divided into paddocks. The buildings consist of two-roomed brick cottage, weatherboard cottage, cow-shed, piggeries, &c...
"Bushey Park is splendidly situated, within three-quarters of a mile from the proposed Glen Iris Station on the Outer Circle Railway, and within two miles of the Oakleigh Station, and, being a corner block, is well adapted for sub-division. £100 per acre has recently been refused for the High Street road, Glen Iris."
For evidence of how well the land was adapted for subdivision, see an 1888 auction advertisement covering some of the same property.
Boundary Road is a former name for Warrigal Road, High Street is High Street Road and this part of Glen Iris is now Ashwood. The property straddles Gardiners Creek and the home of "J. Jordan Esq" ( Summerhill House) - after whom Jordanville is named - is also noted as being near-by. See locale on Google Maps.
Note that the map spells the property as Bushy Park (not Bushey, with the e).
Subjects: Auctions -- Victoria; Real property -- Victoria -- Maps; Ashwood (Vic.) -- Maps
Contributor(s): Batten & Percy (Firm)
Copyright status: This work is out of copyright
Terms of use: No copyright restrictions apply.
Series / Collection: Batten & Percy Collection
Link to online item: handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/152655
Link to this record: search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER813648