‘Drover’s Run’ sale to top $1M
The Nine Network has now decided to sell ‘Drover’s Run’ -the homestead used for eight years on McLeod’s Daughters. It ends weeks of speculation following the end of filming in March.
Built in 1856, the 55ha property north of Gawler, which includes a 14-room Georgian-style mansion, separate cottage, woolshed, disused tennis court and secluded glen is believed to have been purchased in 2000 for $380,000.
Now it is expected to top the $1m mark.
It will be officially advertised from Saturday, May 24, through a dedicated website, under Elders Real Estate. Expressions of interest will close on July 11.
“There will be some people who won’t care about the McLeod’s element and it will be all about the historical significance of the place,” said consultant Graeme Hann, ” and then others who will go a mile to get the property on the McLeod’s basis.
“It will definitely be over $1 million, but how far it’s hard to tell.”
He said Channel 9 was also offering the land and sheds that provided the backdrop as the Truckstop – at Freeling – as a separate sale. The property needed considerable cosmetic renovations, including painting and reconnecting the bathrooms, but generally the building was stable.
Hann said the property was too small for farming, but could accommodate a boutique grape crop, bed-and-breakfast or tourism.
Source: AdelaideNow
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