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April 18, 2025 12:08 AM

A Blast from the Past in Denman

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If you have ever wondered how life looked back in bygone eras, then a visit to the Denman and District Heritage Village is a must.

Every Room Is A Garden Room

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In 2004 with their three daughters and pregnant with their fourth, Nigel and Kath Meier decided to return home to Scone from the Southern Highlands.

Real Estate’s Personal Paradise in Broke

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When Jesse White, a real estate agent, and his partner Kelly Bouteloupt White decided to extend their weekend in the Hunter Valley after a concert at Bimbadgen, they never expected to fall in love with Broke.

A Home Called Frome

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BY DI SNEDDON Singleton’s Phillip Boyd might not be keen to get in front of the camera but he is proud to showcase his historic home, a heritage property he says his late wife, Anne turned into a home. Anne and Phillip moved into their home, located in Singleton, on April 7, 1978, but it […]

Step Back in Time at Martindale Homestead

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Noone was more surprised that Jim Bartholomew’s family when the hammer fell at an auction in 1986 and his name was called as the top bidder. This was because they were just there to have a sticky beak, according to two of his children Kate Duncan and Andrew Bartholomew. “I think mum nearly fainted, she […]

Westbrook Home Absorbs Times of the Past

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BY DI SNEDDON

The home itself may be just 23 years old but when stepping onto the property, this Westbrook home has an aura of European heritage and is settled in amongst its majestic natural surroundings like it was always meant to be.

Freeman Family Find the Perfect First Home

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BY MEREDITH BLAIR

Thirty-three years ago, Tony and Ardell Freeman bought their first house in Birralee Street, Muswellbrook for $60,000 when interest rates were at 17.5 per cent.

A centenary for the Branxton RSL

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BY MEREDITH BLAIR

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These are just some of the names of the gallant soldiers from Branxton that fought in WW1, named on the Branxton Memorial Rotunda opened in June 1923.

When a School Becomes a Home

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BY JEM ANSHAW

When work brought Peter and Kay Stone to the Upper Hunter 15 years ago they set about finding a home.

Flowers are Blooming for Say it With Flowers

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BY DI SNEDDON

When you take in the visual beauty and extent of Sedgewood property’s cottage garden, it is hard to believe there was nothing more than a couple of trees on the property when Susan and Harry Ginns first moved in.