O’Shanassy’s Tara Estate 1889 – 91 – Camberwell

Description

This development was generally not sold at auction. However, in The Weekly Times of the 21st of January 1891 they reported:-

Messrs. G. D. Langridge and Son report
having held a sale of allotments in the’
O’Shanassy Tara estate, Camberwell, on Satur-
day last. There was a large attendance and
the bidding spirited. The lots sold realised a
total of £5,429 10s. 

Sales continued throughout 1891 with further reports of private sales.  The development starts on the corner of Burke and Canterbury Roads heads south to pick up both sides of Burwood (now Broadway) and east to gather in both sides of Loch Street. Other streets covered are Hopetoun (now Berwick) Street, Kintore and Victoria Streets and Avoca Street South. Avoca Street North has been absorbed into some of the existing blocks.