Shannen Land Was Cheap 30 Years Ago
j- sWith the present discussion re-. Igarding Sh^tnngn's gf obleihs, , it/js iihteresti'i^. 'Ifto- Uook ; baep, a fev^ iyeara. anpnote ^be/yaluefof-Shari^ inbn's fai^iandi/^h pie eaw d^ys iof this ,;^entury, .?The/ foilow^ng ia'dvertisemeht appeaa?.e.dHn hfieah.ing dail5f:hi^$j^pei?^dd^d||ia^;day, • Octdbei' l|l%:-^iFo^safe: t1333 aeres sheep. country, . Shannon •district'. j jCJiilly) ; 8-rpomdd house, ,whare;; ' WOoi she'df • motor shed. Price £13, including 1000 sheep. i This brought . ,;fprward , ipany •enquiries Tfbhi- ail hver' -N e'w 'Ze'aland and also from England and Australia. Qne Enghshman workedit oht tRat he could ^purchase ttie whole of fNew; Ze&land. foi? a matter oi *a' few^.'thoasand poCmds"; i Bow-' e'vei-j the advertisement should have read "£13 per acxe/' \ In the same issue anofher advertisement noti'fied'the fpllowing pro!perty for saie: Some "490 acres of ;hilly cquntry, 210 acres in grass the balance in bpsh, f complete with house,- wool shedy yards ahd dip.. The pripe; was quoted- as £5 10s per acre, with £700 cash'required. The property was close fo Shannon.
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 March 1948, Page 3
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164Shannen Land Was Cheap 30 Years Ago Chronicle (Levin), 22 March 1948, Page 3
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