Second editionISBN - 045514110X conveyancing -- victoria, vendors and purchasers -- victoria

Report no. 20 June 1989ISBN: 072416717x vendors and purchasers -- victoria, land titles -- registration and transfer -- victoria

Foreward by T. D. Oldham, M. L. A. Attorney-General for Victoriavictoria. prices regulation act 1948, price regulation -- victoria, vendors and purchasers -- victoria

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Copy of contract and correspondence with covering typewritten summary. Lot 82 Plan of Subdivision 9473, Part of Crown Allotment 18, Parish of Ringwood, Certificate of Title Volume 6739, Folio 1347671.AI Summary using CoPilot (5/9/2026): The documents relate to the 1946 sale of Lot 82, Plan of Subdivision 9473, part of Crown Allotment 18 in the Parish of Ringwood, owned by William Bradbury and purchased by Mrs Sylvia Ellis Tunks for £40. The sale was handled by C.E. Carter, estate agent of Ringwood. A formal Contract of Sale is included, prepared under the Real Estate & Stock Institute of Victoria’s 1946 copyright conditions. It records the property description, the price of £40, and a £5 deposit, with the balance payable within 14 days of receiving government consent—a requirement under wartime National Security (Land Transfer) and Economic Organisation Regulations. The contract is signed by both Bradbury and Tunks, witnessed, and includes standard conditions about payment, possession, obligations, and government approvals. Earlier, on 10 July 1946, Carter issued a preliminary receipt acknowledging a £3 preliminary deposit from Mrs Tunks, subject to the owner’s approval, and confirming her intention to sign a formal contract under the Transfer of Land Act conditions. On 17 March 1946, prior to the formal contract, a letter from C. Bradbury (writing on behalf of William Bradbury) thanks the agent for arranging the sale and asks whether the transfer could be completed by mail or whether a Saturday meeting would suit the purchaser. On 23 July 1946, Carter wrote to Bradbury enclosing the contract in triplicate and Form 5 for signature, requesting their prompt return. On 1 August 1946, Carter forwarded the signed contract and Forms 5 and 7 to the Delegate of the Treasurer, Land Sales Control, seeking the required Commonwealth consent. He noted that the land had previously been valued at £40 earlier in the year, so another valuation should not be needed. On 17 August 1946, Carter wrote to Mrs Tunks advising that the Treasurer’s Delegate had granted consent to the sale, enclosing her copy of the contract. Later, on 3 September 1946, Bradbury wrote to the agent asking whether the sale had been completed and whether the £10 deposit refund (likely referring to an earlier payment or adjustment) had been overlooked, as some time had passed since signing. On 9 November 1946, Carter sent the stamped contract bearing the Treasurer’s consent to Mr M. Niall & Co., solicitors, completing the administrative process.

Contract of Sale (2 copies) with covering typewritten summary - Lot 12, Plan of Subdivision 10097, Parish of Warrandyte, Certificate of Title Volume 6772, Folio 1354200.Agent - C.E.Carter, Ringwood

Copy of contract and correspondence with covering typewritten summary - Lot 114, Plan of Subdivision 7884, Part of Crown Allotment 29, Parish of Warrandyte, Certificate of Title Volume 6749, Folio 1349666AI Summary using CoPilot (29/8/2026): "These papers relate to the 1946 sale of Lot 114, Plan of Subdivision 7884, part of Crown Allotment 29 in Warrandyte Parish, owned by Mrs Eleanor Florence Bellchambers of Munro Street, Ringwood, and sold to Mr Harold Wildridge Sutherland, a soldier living in Hawthorn. The contract, prepared by C.E. Carter, set the price at £90, with a £5 deposit and the balance payable within 14 days of receiving Commonwealth Treasury consent, which was required under wartime National Security regulations. The contract followed the 1946 Real Estate Institute conditions and included the usual clauses about title, easements, tax adjustments, and government approval. Attached is also a 1923 contract showing that the same land had previously been sold to Lena (Eleanor) F. Bell Chambers for £90 under instalment terms through agents Keogh & King, with detailed conditions about fencing, quarrying restrictions, instalments, and plan registration. The 1946 correspondence shows the administrative steps for the new sale: Godfrey Stewart & Co., solicitors for Sutherland, returned the executed contracts and requested the vendor’s signature, valuation certificate, and Form 5 for Treasury consent. They also noted a discrepancy in the spelling of Bellchambers’ Christian names on the title versus the contract and asked whether she wished them to act for her. Carter forwarded the required forms and confirmed that Mr Bellchambers had no solicitor. Shortly afterwards, both Mr and Mrs Bellchambers instructed Stewart & Co. to act for them and confirmed that their names should match the title. The final document is Carter’s account sales statement to Mrs Bellchambers, showing the £5 deposit, the purchaser’s cheque for £81 8s, Carter’s commission of £4 10s, a valuation fee of £1 1s, and a net amount of £80 17s 8d remitted to her.

Copy of contract with covering typewritten summary - Lot 16 Maidstone Street, Ringwood (Elphin Estate), Plan of Subdivision 9961, Part of Crown Portion 6, Parish of Ringwood, Certificate of Title Volume 6280, Folio 1255979.

Copy of contract with sundry correspondence and covering typewritten summary. Property details - Lot 28, Plan of Subdivision 7356, Part of Crown Portion 25, Parish of Warrandyte, Certificate of Title Volume 4139 Folio 827645AI Summary using CoPilot (16/9/2026): The document records a 1945 proposed sale of Lot 28, Plan of Subdivision 7356, comprising 5 acres 3 roods 36 perches, Lot 28 Plan of Subdivision 7356, Part of Crown Portion 25, Parish of Warrandyte, Certificate of Title Volume 4139 Folio 827645 from Enid Una Jane Coghill to Marie Florenza Pallaris for £150, with a £10 deposit and the balance payable within 14 days of receiving government consent. The contract follows the standard 1936 Copyright Conditions of Sale and includes wartime regulatory requirements under the National Security (Land Transfer) and Economic Organisation Regulations, requiring Commonwealth Treasurer consent and purchaser declarations. A special condition states that the valuer’s fee is to be shared equally by vendor and purchaser. Attached correspondence shows that the Commonwealth Sub Treasury considered the £150 price excessive, advising approval only if the parties agreed to £119/10/ . Mrs Coghill subsequently agreed to this reduced figure on the condition it was a net amount, with commission and valuation fees paid prior to settlement. Final letters confirm the Treasurer’s consent at the reduced price and enclose a cheque for £123/5/ , covering the sale price plus commission. The contract itself remains unsigned by both vendor and purchaser.

Copy of contract and covering typewritten summary. Property in Arlington Street, Ringwood - Part of Crown Portion 6, Parish of Ringwood, Certificate of Title Volume 4927, Folio 985626.AI Summary using CoPilot (16/9/2026): The document is a 1944 contract of sale between Florence L. Coombes (vendor) and Robert Musgrave Evans (purchaser) for a parcel of land in Arlington Street, Ringwood, described as part of Crown Portion 6, Parish of Ringwood, Certificate of Title Volume 4927 Folio 985626. The land measures 60 feet by 180 feet, and the agreed purchase price is £165, with a £10 deposit payable on signing and the balance due within 30 days of receiving government consent for the sale. The contract is prepared on the standard Real Estate and Stock Institute of Victoria form and executed through agent C.E. Carter. The accompanying conditions outline obligations under wartime National Security Regulations, including requirements for Treasurer’s consent and purchaser declarations regarding enemy alien restrictions. If consent is refused, the contract becomes void and money is refunded; if consent is granted at a reduced price, the vendor may accept or terminate. Additional clauses cover possession upon acceptance of title, equal sharing of the valuer’s fee, and standard 1936 copyright conditions relating to land tax, default, instalments, and auction rules. The purchaser also agrees to sign an acknowledgment under the Farmers’ Debts Adjustment Act 1935.

Copy of contract with sundry correspondence and covering typewritten summary. Property - Lot 7, Plan of Subdivision 9413, Part of Crown Allotment 130, Parish of Nunawading, Certificate of Title Volume 5495, Folio 1098994.AI Summary using CoPilot (16/9/2026): The documentation records a 1947 contract of sale between Josephine Crowther (vendor) and Keith Raymond Barrah (purchaser) for Lot 7 on Plan of Subdivision 9413, part of Crown Allotment 130 in the Parish of Nunawading, County of Bourke. The land is described in Certificate of Title Volume 5495 Folio 1098994. The agreed purchase price was £66/5/-, with a £7 deposit payable on signing and the balance due within 30 days of receiving Commonwealth Treasurer’s consent. The contract was prepared and executed through C.E. Carter & Son, Estate Agents, Ringwood. The purchaser is described as a “Cadet Artist”, and the vendor’s address is listed as “21 Linton Street, St Kilda.” The contract incorporates the 1946 Copyright Conditions of Sale, including provisions relating to land tax, default, instalments, auction rules, and wartime National Security Regulations requiring government consent for transfers. The accompanying correspondence shows the administrative steps surrounding the sale. Letters between Carter & Son, the purchaser’s solicitor J. Robertson Macmillan, and the vendor confirm the signing of the contract, submission of Form 7, and later receipt of the Treasurer’s consent. A valuation fee of £2/2/- was charged for the required government valuation, with the valuer’s fee shared between vendor and purchaser. A later account to Mrs Crowther explains an additional £1/1/- deduction relating to a separate valuation: “Although the sale fell through we still had to pay for the valuation. We recovered half from the purchaser and the other half was recovered from you.” The file concludes with receipts and account statements documenting the deposit, commission, and valuation charges.

Copy of contract and covering typewritten summary. Property - Lot 24, Plan of Subdivision 7522, Part of Crown Allotment 27, Parish of Ringwood, Certificate of Title Volume 6668, Folio 1333405.AI Summary using CoPilot (16/9/2026): The document records a 1941 contract of sale between Catherine Cribbes (vendor) and Sarah Ann Taplin (purchaser) for Lot 24, Plan of Subdivision 7522, part of Crown Allotment 27 in the Parish of Ringwood. The purchase price was £30, with a £5 deposit and the balance payable by monthly instalments of 30 shillings, plus 5% interest calculated quarterly. The contract was prepared and executed through C.E. Carter, Auctioneer and Estate Agent. The land is described as being part of a registered subdivision and referenced by Certificate of Title Volume 6668 Folio 1333405. The purchaser also received the Certificate of Title, as confirmed in a later signed acknowledgment: “Received from C. E. Carter The Certificate of Title Volume 6668 Folio 1333405, for the land in Freeman Street Ringwood.” The special conditions allow the purchaser to pay off the whole or any part of the purchase money early, with interest calculated to the date of payment, and require that rates, taxes, and outgoings be apportioned between vendor and purchaser up to possession. As with similar contracts of the era, the purchaser was required to sign an acknowledgment under the Farmers’ Debts Adjustment Act 1935, and the standard 1936 Copyright Conditions of Sale were incorporated, covering matters such as land tax adjustments, default provisions, instalment recovery, and auction rules. The contract was signed on 3 February 1941 and witnessed, with possession to be granted upon acceptance of title and payment of the required amount.

Copy of contract with sundry correspondence and covering typewritten summary. Property - Lot 126, Plan of Subdivision 8022, Part of Crown Portion 128A, Parish of Nunawading, Certificate of Title Volume 5506, Folio 1101056.AI Summary using CoPilot (16/9/2026): The documentation records the 4 July 1947 sale of Lot 126, Deep Creek Road, Mitcham, from Mrs Josephine Crowther to Mrs Jean Louisa Wallis for £85, with a £10 deposit and the balance payable within fourteen days of receiving Commonwealth Treasury consent. The land is described as Lot 126 on Plan of Subdivision 8022, part of Crown Portion 128A, Parish of Nunawading, under Certificate of Title Volume 5506 Folio 1101056. The contract follows the 1946 Real Estate & Stock Institute of Victoria conditions, including requirements for government consent under wartime National Security regulations. Correspondence between Carter & Son, the vendor, purchaser, and solicitors shows the exchange of contract copies, the purchaser’s signed application for consent, and requests for the vendor to return documents so Treasury approval could be obtained. Additional letters note attempts to sell another Crowther-owned lot, and a valuer’s invoice from A.T. Miles for £2/2/- relating to the required valuation for Treasury consent. Overall, the papers document the administrative steps, legal requirements, and communications involved in finalising the 1947 land sale.

Copy of contract and covering typewritten summary. Sale of land on the south side of Bond Street, Ringwood, Part of Crown Portion 5, Parish of Ringwood, Certificate of Title Volume 4146, Folio 829095.AI Summary using CoPilot (16/9/2026): The documentation records the 17 April 1945 sale of land on the south side of Bond Street, Ringwood, from Winifred Mary Darvall (acting as Executrix of the estate of Phillip William Darvall) to Reginald Frank Cane for £85/12/6, with a £10 deposit and the balance payable within fourteen days of receiving Commonwealth Treasury consent. The land is described as part of Crown Portion 5, Parish of Ringwood, under Certificate of Title Volume 4146 Folio 829095, with a frontage of 57 ft 1 in and depth of 180 ft to the south side of Bond Street, commencing 799 feet 8 inches from New Road (New Street). The contract uses the Real Estate & Stock Institute of Victoria’s 1936 standard conditions, including requirements for government approval under wartime National Security regulations and an acknowledgment under the Farmers’ Debts Adjustment Act. Special conditions note that the valuer’s fee is to be shared equally between vendor and purchaser, and that the sale cannot proceed without Treasury consent, with provisions for refund or price adjustment if consent is refused or reduced. The papers include the formal contract, execution details, and the standard legal conditions governing land sales during the period.

Copy of contract and covering typewritten summary. Sale of land on the south side of Bond Street, Ringwood, Part of Crown Portion 5, Parish of Ringwood, Certificate of Title Volume 4146, Folio 829094.AI Summary using CoPilot (16/9/2026): The documentation records the 11 April 1945 sale of land on the south side of Bond Street, Ringwood, from Winifred May Darvall (acting as Executrix of the estate of Phillip William Darvall) to Gordon Stanley Rose for £85/15/-, with a £10 deposit and the balance payable within 30 days of receiving Commonwealth Treasury consent. The land is described as part of Crown Portion 5, Parish of Ringwood, under Certificate of Title Volume 4146 Folio 829094, with a frontage of 57 ft 2 inches to the south side of Bond Street, commencing 742 feet 6 inches from New Street by a depth of 180 feet. The contract uses the Real Estate & Stock Institute of Victoria’s 1936 standard conditions, including requirements for government approval under wartime National Security regulations and an acknowledgment under the Farmers’ Debts Adjustment Act. Special conditions specify that the valuer’s fee is shared equally between vendor and purchaser, and that the sale cannot proceed without Treasury consent, with provisions for refund or price adjustment if consent is refused or reduced. The papers include the formal contract, execution details, and the standard legal conditions governing land sales during the period, reflecting the administrative and regulatory environment of 1945 property transactions.

Copy of contract with sundry correspondence and covering typewritten summary. Property - Lot 40, Plan of Subdivision 12150, Part of Crown Allotment 13D, Parish of Ringwood, Certificate of Title Volume 5652, Folio 1130348 and Certificate of Title Volume 6334, Folio 1266652.AI Summary using CoPilot (19/9/2026): The documentation records the 10 February 1947 sale of Lot 40, Sunbeam Estate, Holland Road, Ringwood East, from William Dealy to Gordon Thomas Price for £40, with a £5 deposit and the balance payable within 14 days of receiving Commonwealth Treasury consent. The land is described as Lot 40 on Plan of Subdivision 12150, part of Crown Allotment 13D, Parish of Ringwood, covered by Certificates of Title Volume 5652 Folio 1130348 and Volume 6334 Folio 1266652. The contract follows the Real Estate & Stock Institute of Victoria’s 1946 standard conditions, including requirements for government approval under National Security regulations and the usual provisions for possession upon acceptance of title. The accompanying correspondence shows Carter & Son preparing the contract, seeking Dealy’s signature, and later notifying Price that Treasury consent had been granted. Further letters to solicitors include the stamped contract, account sales, and commission details. The papers document the administrative steps involved in finalising the 1947 transfer, including confirmation of consent, settlement arrangements, and the agent’s accounting for the transaction.