Identifiernot specifiedDate1920AuctioneersW. F. Simmons.LocationAsquithDescription1920-1929 Rossmead Estate.
The Rossmead Estate subdivision was first advertised on Saturday May 29 1920 with 53 lots varying in size from 53 X 147 feet to 70 X 272 feet, situated ¾ mile north of Asquith Railway Station. Terms offered were 10% deposit with the balance payable in 20 equal installments at 5% interest.
There was hardly an overwhelming rush because Asquith was considered too far away from the city. Auctioneers D. J. McIntyre & Co. re-advertised again in October 1920 with 53 sites still on offer. Further advertisements selling land on the Rossmead Estate appeared in 1929 and 1930.
By 1937 the Daily Telegraph reported that 26 homes were being erected on the Rossmead Estate bounded by Royston Parade, Queens Road and then an unnamed road later named Hazelmead and the eastern end of lots between Dudley Street and Queens Road. They were advertised as delightful bungalows built for sale at low deposit with reasonable terms over a period of years.
A History of Asquith NSW Volume 1/Robert Green pp.50-51
This plan shows the subdivision of land on the eastern side of the railway line. W.Simmons was an Asquith real estate agent who handled many of the early land sales.
