1885 Oxley Township Estate - 135 years old today

Today is the 135th birthday of the Oxley Township Estate in Oxley.  

On this day, Saturday, March 14 1885, the Oxley Township Estate in Oxley was auctioned.

On Tuesday 10 March 1885, the Brisbane Courier advertised the sale: 

SATURDAY, 14th March

OXLEY TOWNSHIP ESTATE

EIGHTY VALUABLE BUILDING SITES

LITHOGRAPHS NOW READY

HOOKER, SON & ELLIOTT are favoured with instructions to sell by public auction

ON THE GROUND

ON

SATURDAY, 14th MARCH

that choice property situated in the very 

HEART OF OXLEY PROPER

so long and favourably known as the 

TOWNSHIP OF OXLEY

almost close to the 

IPSWICH ROAD

and within a few minutes walk of the station 

OXLEY RAILWAY STATION

and being on the railway side of the township already formed, the direction in which the township must naturally and necessarily extend. For a long time past it has been difficult to obtain Building Allotments in this rising township, and the present opportunity of securing really valuable 

BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE SITES

will supply a much needed demand. 

Some special features in the Property now placed on the market are that  

THE LAND IS HIGH AND DRY

EVERY ALLOTMENT ON A GENTLE SLOPE

ALL ROADS A CHAIN WIDE

REALLY VALUABLE BUSINESS SITES

ALL CHOICE RESIDENCE SITES

OXLEY STATION CLOSE AT HAND

To those whose business has necessitated their daily presence in town during the excessive heat of the present summer, such a chance for a 

COUNTRY RETREAT

at a mere trifling cost should be hailed with the deepest satisfaction and require no commendation on the part of the Auctioneers, more especially where railway facilities are so great and the cost of travelling so cheap, added to the fact that a duplicate line to Ipswich has now become an absolute necessity, and being provided for by Parliament, must immensely increase the value of all Suburban Properties along line, especially near the Railway Stations.

To those residing in the District of Oxley the present sale offers exceptional attractions, which are commended to their careful consideration, as NO EXORBITANT PRICES WILL BE PRESSED FOR. 

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Happy Birthday Oxley Township Estate!