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CLASSIC COTTAGE, SEPARATE STUDIO, ORGANIC ACRES
275 DARKWOOD ROAD, THORA
$459,000

 
S*O*L*D 11th June 2008
 

275 Darkwood Road, Thora
Flattened image -Great for cropping or grazing

 

This classic early 1900's weatherboard cottage faces north and sits on approx 15ac (6ha) just 17km from Bellingen. With stunning mountain views, a permanent creek, approx 8 acres of primarily flat, organically certified land and approx 7 acres of forested land, it's great for cropping or grazing and ideal for horses. The timber cottage currently offers 3 bedrooms and covered verandahs and is crying out to be renovated. The timber studio offers heaps of possibilities, the new Colourbond shed (12 x 9m) is fantastic, and the old 4 bay timber shed still works well.

 
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View of property This classic cottage faces north
   

This weatherboard cottage was moved here in the 1940's and it boasts a solid hardwood frame and hardwood weatherboards like you just can't get anymore. Starting life as a small workers cottage with verandahs all round, some verandahs have been enclosed and a new section added to now provide 3 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, laundry, bathroom with claw foot bath and separate toilet. The house is mostly original with some new touches like the gas stove/cook top and a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher.

   
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Ideal for horses with stunning views Inside control room through to studio
   

There's timber floors, high ceilings, French doors and many other features to work with, and in fact the current owners were planning to extend via a breezeway and add a large living space and master bedroom with private verandah - it's certainly a project but this lovely old girl is ready, willing and able.

Outside the land is some of the best you'll get with fertile river flats and a permanent creek, plus heaps of great swimming holes not far away. The current owners have just harvested their organic garlic for the year, so this certified organic property is ready for the next owner to set its direction for the future.

     
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The owner tells me that the organic garlic uses around 2ac of land and yields around 8 to 10 tonnes of garlic which should return around $110,000 to $140,000 gross or $55,000 to $70,000 net. Please note that the farming, harvesting and storage equipment used for the garlic is not included in the price but may be negotiated separately. The vendor proposes to rent back the Colourbond shed @ $100 per week until end Oct 2008. The organic garlic market remains pretty solid and there's an ideal opportunity to keep doing garlic if that's what you want to do. Otherwise the possibilities are almost endless, with plenty of prime land still available for cropping or grazing, and providing an ideal environment for horses with excellent flat ground for dressage arena jumps etc.

 
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Separate Studio Living area through to kitchen
 

The new Colourbond shed is less than 2 years old, 12 x 9 x 4.2m on a concrete slab and currently set up for garlic storage but suited for almost anything with big roller doors at both ends. The old 4 bay timber shed (12 x 5m) was built in the 70's, is open at the front and located close to the cottage, while the old post & rail fence is a classic reminder of times past.

The separate timber studio is set well away from the cottage and was probably a dairy in days gone by. It is currently being converted to a music studio with control room and office, it has its own phone line, high speed broadband and separately metered electricity supply. It sits on a concrete slab, it's solid, it's weatherproof, and it currently makes an ideal practice room.

 
275 Darkwood Road, Thora 275 Darkwood Road, Thora
View of property Veranda with colourbond shed in background
 

There's a preschool, a primary school, and a Steiner school nearby, with a bus service at the front gate, a great timber cubby house for the kids and tons of flat land to play on, but of course the best thing to do is to come and see it for yourself.

Inspections are by appointment - to arrange an inspection or to make further enquiries, please use the contact details below.

 
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S*O*L*D 11th June 2008
 
 

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