Estate Map showing the Silver Bell Estate - Mt Bruce in Camp Hill
Rally around Blackwood. He is Here! Next Saturday, August 14th.
Street names shown on the map:
- The Promenade
- Lossock Avenue
- Tranters Avenue
- Hobart Avenue
- Melbourne Avenue
- Sydney Avenue
- Brisbane Avenue
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Stanley Street (now Stanley Road)
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Government Road (doesn't exist anymore)
The map covers the present day streets:
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The Promenade, Camp Hill
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Lossock Avenue, Camp Hill
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Tranters Avenue, Camp Hill
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Hobart Avenue, Camp Hill
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Melbourne Avenue, Camp Hill
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Sydney Avenue, Camp Hill
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Brisbane Avenue, Camp Hill
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Stanley Road, Camp Hill
Year: 1915
Date: Saturday, 14 August 1915
Location: Camp Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The map also includes the following text:
- Silver Bell Estate - Mt Bruce
- Within 3 miles radius of the G.P.O. - Norman Park - On the Hill Overlooking the City, at the Station.
- The Beauty Spot of Brisbane. So Picturesque. The Great Event Takes Place.
- Next Saturday, August 14th
- Do not fail to attend. Call for your ticket and plan now.
- Free Trains. Free Tickets. Free, All Free.
- Blackwood's special train leaves Melbourne Street Station, South Brisbane at 2.20pm. Call for Free Ticket and Plan.
- Terms: No Interest. 5/ deposit. 5/ monthly.
- Prices: £10 to about £15 per Lot.
- Deeds, £2 7s 6d. 10 per cent discount for cash within 6 months.
- Blackwood's Famous High Land. Blackwood's Famous Low Prices.
- See the name BLACKWOOD is on the plan - the man with £50,000 trading capital.
- No forfeiture with reason.
- Anyone who has bought land from me in any of the estates during the last 15 years and forfeited it, I will allow them the full amount on a new purchase in this estate. Can anything be fairer than this?
- Blackwood does not deal in swamps and mosquito flats to gull the workers; he studies them and looks after them like a huge family. He is in business to make money, and give value for money; See Salisbury, Oxford Park, Enoggera, Waverley Park, Banyo, Union Jack and dozens of other Estates, built all over. Ask the residents for a reference.
- Your own home. 2d. per day.
- Make a start at Blackwood's Silver Bell Estate. See the Farm Areas.
- Call for Free Railway Tickets and Plans. Office open from 9am to 4pm. Saturday 9 to 12.
- All Rates and Taxes paid till 1916.
- I will allow any authorised lady collector to collect on the estate at the sale and I will add pound for pound on what she collects up to £20 for "Australia Day".
- Races for the People
- Men (allcomers) £1; Women (allcomers) £1; Boys (allcomers) £1; Girls (allcomers) £1.
- Ithaca Brass Band will play Patriotic Songs.
- Now, Father and Mother, bring out the family, don't be shy. I am pleased to see you and to personally attend to you. Come to my Great Open Air Reception, and enjoy the sweet music.
- No Auction, just pick out your lots. Practically City Property.
- Come closer, dear, come closer into the city, no big fares to pay.
- You can make money out of Land close to the City.
- The Never Never Estates will never grow in your life time.
- Blackwood - The Great Land Seller, is Here.
- He wants you to start your home for 2d per day. Remember I gave a high price for the land, so near the city. Paid £300 for clearing and roads, gave about £300 worth of land for streets, survey, legal expenses. All paid in gold. And then sell it on my terms cheap. Think.
- It pays me because I have an extensive business, and not other use for my capital and not better use than settle the industrial class in homes. Home, Sweet Home.
- Call and See. Get Particulars.
- See that the name Blackwood is on your plan.
- Practically City Land. You will double your money very soon if you Purchase in this Estate.
- Blackwood the Man for the People.
- Arthur Blackwood, 357 George Street, Brisbane; the Universal Land Providor, over Petersen's Florist, opp. McDonnell & East; and at Haymarket, Sydney.
- Solicitors: Stephens & Tozer. Bankers: Royal Bank.
- Office Hours 9 to 4, Saturday 12. Phone Central 4354.
- Plans and Tickets after 4 o'clock at Clifton Jones Ltd. 369 George Street, where crockery and ironmongery are sold cheaper than most shops. Pop in and see them.
- People on the South or East Brisbane side can obtain free railway tickets and plans from Scott's, Leicester Boot Shop. Stanley Street, Woolloongabba.
- Arthur Blackwood, Governing Director.
- Local Sketch
- Brisbane River
- New Farm
- East Brisbane
- Ferry
- Cleveland Railway
- Coorparoo Tram
- Coorparoo Station
- Norman Park Station
- Junction
- Morningside Station
- Cannon Hill Station
- Mt Bruce Station
- Hotel
- Coorparoo School
Newspaper Advertisement
Newspaper Advertisement - The Brisbane Courier - Page 8
"SILVER BELL ESTATE"
Sale on the Ground
To-day (Saturday)
254 big lots
5/ deposit. 5/ monthly. No Interest.
£10 to £15 each. So cheap at Mt Bruce near Norman Park.
Free Train leaves Melbourne Street Station at 2.20pm return from Mt Bruce 5.20pm.
Call for Free Ticket and Plan.
Office Hours, 9 to 4.
Phone. 4354
All Rates and Taxes paid until 1916.
Owner
Arthur Blackwood
357 George Street, Brisbane over Petersen's Florist.