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News.com.au
10-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Untouched for 80 years: Stunning relic found in Queenslander home
An original Queenslander home, held by the same family for more than 80 years and left virtually untouched, has hit the market for the first time. The retro relic at 119 Mildmay St, Fairfield, has captivated younger buyers with its curios from the past century, including a black-and-white tube TV, kerosene fridge, and rotary dial phone. Marketing agent Paris Arthur, of Place Graceville, said the 1920s-built home on a generous 807 sqm block had been passed down through three generations of a Brisbane family. The current owner, a single woman with no children, had lived there all her life. The property is now listed as she prepares to move into aged care. 'It is quite rare to step into a home that has been in the family for so long – and even rarer one where the walls haven't been painted in probably 60 years,' Mr Arthur said. 'It is very much a time capsule, from the dirt laundry downstairs to the original furniture upstairs, and even down to the old doilies on the table. 'That's the reaction we're getting – even kids are coming in and are fascinated by the rotary dial telephone.' Aside from a new roof added about 10 years ago, the house has never been renovated. Features of the three-bedroom, one-bathroom character home include timber walls, high ceilings and a wide veranda, with an easy flow from the lounge room to the kitchen and dining area. While the family had decluttered the home, they chose not to stage it with modern pieces to preserve its story and suit its retro style. Mr Arthur said the three-bedroom, one-bathroom house offered first-home buyers and renovators a chance to restore or landbank a character home in a sought-after pocket close to the city. 'There is a kind of romance people have with Queenslanders and that is certainly part of the allure here,' Mr Arthur said. 'This is an opportunity to buy a home at more of a budget-friendly end of the market. You're buying a large land parcel – just a house that needs a lot of love. They can afford to buy this and do the work as they go.' He said the house was structurally sound and of hardwood construction. PropTrack data shows house prices in Fairfield were up 10.2 per cent over the past 12 months to a median of $1.135m. The property goes to auction on June 28.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Virtually untouched 1970s time capsule home goes on the market for £675,000 in first sale of its kind
In a first of its kind sale, a virtually untouched time capsule home from the 1970s has gone on the market £675,000. Owned by the same family since it was built, this architect designed four bedroom bungalow acts as a time machine to half a century ago with its vintage design. The 2,112sq ft home is situated in Oakley, near Basingstoke, with enormous floor-to-ceiling windows which give panoramic views of open farmland. Having been kept in the same hands for so long, the bungalow still oozes seventies style with chrome armchairs, wood-panelled ceilings, and zig-zag patterned sofas. The listing describes the property as having a 'minimalist aesthetic' with quirky features such as a circular dining room built beneath a central skylight. The 2,112sq ft home is situated in Oakley, near Basingstoke, with enormous floor-to-ceiling windows which give panoramic views of open farmland Owned by the same family since it was built, this architect designed four bedroom bungalow acts as a time machine to half a century ago with its vintage design On the market with Brockenhurst estate agents, this unique home is fitted with two bathrooms and two reception rooms. The description reads: 'Offered for sale for the very first time, this striking architect-designed four-bedroom family home occupies a peaceful and highly sought-after position on the edge of the village of Oakley. 'Built in the 1970s and owned by the same family ever since, the property sits on a generous plot and offers over 2,000 sq ft of beautifully arranged single-level accommodation, blending mid-century modern elegance with huge potential to update and extend.' The property also has a block-paved driveway providing off-road parking for multiple vehicles and access to an attached garage.
CTV News
09-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Lunenburg, N.S., opens time capsule from 2000
Atlantic Watch The people of Lunenburg, N.S., dug up a time capsule from the year 2000 on Saturday.
CTV News
08-06-2025
- Science
- CTV News
Lunenburg, N.S., cracks open time capsule from 2000
A time capsule buried in Lunenburg, N.S. in 2000 was opened this Saturday. (CTV Atlantic/ Paul DeWitt) Twenty-five years ago, the people of Lunenburg, N.S., filled a time capsule and buried it on the town's 247th birthday. This past Saturday, the town dug up the capsule, relieving memories from a quarter-century ago. 'The Bluenose Academy partnered with the town to put the time capsule together after Y2K,' said Mayor Jamie Myra. Myra said the capsule features pictures of the Bluenose Academy, a letter from then-prime minister Jean Chretien and documents on town committee meetings and bylaws. Lunenburg time capsule The Lunenburg time capsule buried in 2000 was opened on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (CTV Atlantic/ Paul DeWitt) Councillor Debbie Dauphinee said her father David Dauphinee, who is a former deputy mayor for the town, put a letter in the capsule for his grandson. Myra said the town plans to refill another time capsule this fall. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
BBC News
07-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Barrow Police time capsule to remain unopened at Dock Museum
An unopened time capsule discovered at a former police station has been put on to be from the 1950s, it was found underneath the foundation stone of Barrow Police Station when it was being demolished in was passed back to Cumbria Police last year by the site's new owners, but was not opened by the force as it did not want to damage it and has been given to The Dock Charlotte Hawley said it would be opened eventually, but "the big question for us is 'when?'" After receiving the time capsule, police in Barrow found a newspaper article from the 1950s which listed what was inside and satisfied the force's need to open Paul Holmes told BBC Radio Cumbria its contents include building plans for the old station, a truncheon, handcuffs and a police time capsule sat on a shelf in the superintendent's office before the force decided to pass it over to The Dock Museum. "It'd be really interesting to see them because obviously technologies and the equipment we use now will be nothing like it used to be in the past," he he added: "We felt, knowing what the contents are, we would leave it sealed."Ms Hawley said it was her "natural inclination to see what's in it", but the museum did not currently have any plans to open it."Time capsules are eventually designed to be opened and I think the big question for us is 'when?'" she said."I think because we know what's in it, we don't have any immediate plans to open it because obviously it would damage it." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
