Map: Subdivision of Sternberg's Estate, Crown Allotments 75, 76, 76A, 76B and 77, Parish of Rochester West, County of Bendigo. Parish plan Canvas backed ( number 133 in Map Cupboard 1)map, bendigo, rural, sternberg's, crown allotments 75, 76, 76a, 76b, 77, rochester west, county of bendigo

Copy of contract and correspondence with covering typewritten summary. Vacant land in Alexander Road, Ringwood - Lot 24 Plan of Subdivision 984, Part of Crown Allotment 33C, Parish of Ringwood, Certificate of Title Volume 5265, Folio 1052859AI Summary using CoPilot (29/8/2026): "The documents record a 1945 contract for the sale of vacant land in Alexander Road, Ringwood, being Lot 24 on Plan of Subdivision 984, part of Crown Allotment 33C. The vendor was Miss Ivy Rosina Alford of Black Rock, and the purchaser was Mr Charles William Harold Allen, a police officer from Casterton. The contract, prepared by estate agent C.E. Carter of Ringwood, set the purchase price at £90, with a £10 deposit paid on signing. Standard 1936 Real Estate Institute conditions applied, along with special wartime conditions requiring compliance with National Security regulations and obtaining Commonwealth Treasurer consent before the sale could proceed. The Treasurer’s office later reviewed the proposed sale and issued a letter on 13 March 1945 stating that the £90 price was excessive, advising that consent would only be granted at a maximum price of £75, and returning the contract for amendment if the parties wished to continue. Miss Alford responded on 26 March 1945, stating firmly that she did not wish to sell for less than £90, her originally quoted price. The correspondence shows that the sale could not proceed unless the vendor agreed to the reduced figure, and that she declined to do so."