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Sublime View Estate - Asquith
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DescriptionThis sale was a private sale by the vendor. It was handled by K.E. Miller, Solicitors of Hornsby
When Thomas Salmon died in 1926, the western section of his estate that was bisected when the railway went through in 1887 was bequeathed to his two sons, William Herbert and Frederick John. They subdivided the land into 20 lots. In the Sydney Morning Herald, December 11 1929, 19 lots were advertised for sale with frontages to Peats Ferry Road. Lot 14 was offered for sale with an existing residence, being Thomas Salmon's original homestead, Oldham, built in circa 1880. Lots 1-9 were in the suburb of Mt Colah and lots 10-20 in Asquith. This was a private sale with blocks offered at a price of £125 each. A deposit of £10 was required with payment over 20 equal installment at an interest rate of 6%. It seems that the advertisement was withdrawn as the lots did not start to sell until 1935 and it took about 11 years for them all to be sold.
William James Hurst, a retired naval officer, purchased lots 13 and 14 (lot 14 included the residence, which is now heritage listed). He renamed the home from Oldham to Haslemere and later sold lot 14 to Elaine Madeline Begg of Asquith on June 5 1958.
A History of Asquith NSW Volume 1/Robert Green p.51
When Thomas Salmon died in 1926, the western section of his estate that was bisected when the railway went through in 1887 was bequeathed to his two sons, William Herbert and Frederick John. They subdivided the land into 20 lots. In the Sydney Morning Herald, December 11 1929, 19 lots were advertised for sale with frontages to Peats Ferry Road. Lot 14 was offered for sale with an existing residence, being Thomas Salmon's original homestead, Oldham, built in circa 1880. Lots 1-9 were in the suburb of Mt Colah and lots 10-20 in Asquith. This was a private sale with blocks offered at a price of £125 each. A deposit of £10 was required with payment over 20 equal installment at an interest rate of 6%. It seems that the advertisement was withdrawn as the lots did not start to sell until 1935 and it took about 11 years for them all to be sold.
William James Hurst, a retired naval officer, purchased lots 13 and 14 (lot 14 included the residence, which is now heritage listed). He renamed the home from Oldham to Haslemere and later sold lot 14 to Elaine Madeline Begg of Asquith on June 5 1958.
A History of Asquith NSW Volume 1/Robert Green p.51
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Sublime View Estate - Asquith (1929). Hornsby Shire, accessed 26/07/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/3644