On the morning of Sunday, January 2nd 1955 Adelaide Hill’s residents awoke to ominously rapidly rising temperatures and howling winds. To make matters worse a dust storm had blown in from the parched agricultural lands to the north. By mid-morning the temperature had climbed past one hundred degrees Fahrenheit and the winds were gusting to over 60 mph. It was about this time that the news spread that a large bushfire had erupted near Anstey Hill.
Read MoreThroughout Marble Hill’s long history, the need to source and store water in sufficient quantity had been the constant conundrum for all the previous custodians of the Estate - by Greg Cramond
Read MoreWhen I think of summer wines, I think of an ice-cold, crisp Rosé. It’s a natural choice after a long, hot day. The first sip brings the taste of sunshine.
Read MoreBuilt in 1879 to house 6 horses and included a carriage house, the Stables at Marble Hill were designed by the same architect who had created the Governor's Summer Residence, William McMinn.
Read MoreIn the forested hills, which rise precipitously off the valley floors there, however, lay a secret. The secret is a deep brick red clay soil underlaying the thin layer of loam cloaking the slopes...
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