----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Wells" <colleenhasell@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 6:46 AM Subject: [ANCC] Re: Wyong Farmers > Hi list, > > I found this very old Wyong Real Estate book but it is > not dated and would love to know what era it was > published. > > I have listed below the names of early farmers listed in > the book and hope someone may know, they were not > selling their farms, they were just telling prospective > land buyers how successful their farms were and of the > growth of the Wyong Shire. There are also photos of > these farmers. Hi Colleen I would hazard a guess at around 1905 . Does this book have an agents name on it ? > There are also very early photos of subdivision maps of > which none had been sold and the add reads like this: > > CAMPING BLOCKS - NO MUD, NO SHARKS, NO SAND FLIES, NO > HIGH TIDE, THE RIVER IS ALWAYS THE SAME HEIGHT. PRICE 35 > POUND, DEPOSIT ONE POUND, BALANCE 2/6- PER WEEK, PAYABLE > TO SUIT YOURSELF. (wouldn't that be a nice way to pay > off the mortgage ?) Not too sure about that .......... Pretty sure Camping blocks precluded building a house ??? The Wyong FHG/ Historical Society /Gosford library/ CC FHS would probably say 'Yes, please' to copy of Approx how many pages is it ? Could it be scanned to a CD ? bye MargM Central Coast List Admin