88 Avonley Road, Majura

Looking for a place in the country, but with the convenience of living in the City? Then this three bedroom cottage is ideal. This home has been recently renovated, with a brand new kitchen, paint work and window treatments throughout. Combined lounge and kitchen with a wood fire for winter months. This charming home is just near from the Majura Park shopping precinct and is one of the original pastoral properties in Canberra sitting on a large block with bush views. One carport plus storage shed. Please note: This home is not on town services. A large water tank is supplied. The tenant will be responsible for their own supply. Garbage removal is also at the tenants cost. Features include: - Three bedroom - Located in the City - One carport - Storage shed - Near Majura Park No current EER This property does not meet the minimum standard for ceiling insulation yet. Suburb Snapshot The Majura District is situated in the northeast corner of the ACT, to the east of the North Canberra district, Mount Ainslie and Mount Majura, north of the Molonglo River, west of Sutton Road and south of the New South Wales border. It is located in the Majura Valley, which is drained by Woolshed Creek. In 2011, the Majura district contains 14 rural holdings in a thin strip along Majura Road between the nature reserves to the west and the defence, Airport and AFP land to the east. It was observed that "no-one in the Valley is a farmer, as they don't receive their main income from farming. However, since 2011 properties such as Majura House have begun engaging with the community through sustainable paddock to plate farming including free range eggs, spring lamb, and corn. The company was known as Majura Valley Free Range Eggs has become a recognised and respected brand within the Capital and surrounds and an important preserver of farming within the region. History The Majura Valley was used by the Ngunnawal people Australian Aboriginals before settlement by Britons in the mid-1820s and 1830s. Settlements were scarce, and recent surveys show that this was likely a transitory camping area during nomadic journeys between Lake George and the upper Yass River catchments. A Scotsman, Robert Campbell settled the area, having been granted land in 1825. His compensation grant was 4,000 acres 16 km2 of land and 710 sheep, after Campbell's ship the "Sydney" was lost off the coast of India while chartered to the New South Wales government. Campbell named his property Majura probably after "Majura in India", according to the ACT National Trust. In 1825 James Ainslie by assignment of Campbell started a sheep station in the area which today is Canberra. Campbell named the property Duntroon. The origin of this name was Duntrune Castle at Argyll and Bute in Scotland. 13 The house was later acquired for the establishment of the Royal Military College and eventually became its mess. Campbell was assigned convict labourers, but also sought to bring free settlers as farm workers. These people were settled on small holdings of around 2 acres. Such a holding appears to be "Majura House" which is reputed to have been built for Alfred Mayo and his family between 1846 and 1860, the house remaining in family ownership until 1981. By the mid-1850s there were approximately 50 people residing in the Majura Valley. Following land reforms in 1861, other families sought free selection of Crown Land in the Majura Valley in the 1860s and by the late 1800s had established what was a proto-village with school, community hall and Post Office, near the "Avonley" property. By 1891 there were 83 dwellings, housing 393 people within the Majura Valley. A major land holder was the Harman family. Creation of the Federal Capital Territory in 1912 ended freehold title, with the land becoming Commonwealth lands that were then leased to former occupiers. Disclaimer: Please note that while all care has been taken regarding general information and marketing information compiled for this rental advertisement, LJ HOOKER CANBERRA CITY does not accept responsibility and disclaim