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Invermay Real Estate

Locality: Launceston, Tasmania

Phone: +61 419 386 945

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25.01.2022 Getting ready to sell your home? 5 selling tips to help you focus on getting the best results!

23.01.2022 Preparing to sell? Here’s 5 handy selling tips that might be useful!

23.01.2022 ~ David and Alice Alice- My sister and I were put on a train full of children with no parents to be seen. Just us and our school bags and gas masks. My sister... and I were only six and eight years old and we were petrified. There were thousands of people being killed every night in London during the blitz. Over two million homes were destroyed and 100,000 people were killed or injured in those seven months. Most of the children were evacuated to country towns to avoid the bombings which were starting to happen more frequently. Our younger brother was too little to be evacuated so stayed with my parents. My sister and I ended up in Wales and not long after arriving there, my uncle travelled down to tell us that our parents and little brother had been killed by a bomb not long after we left. Time passed and we stayed in Wales. Nobody in my family could have both of us live with them as they could not afford it or had their own children to look after so my very elderly grandmother said she would have us stay with her which made us very happy. I remember my grandmother saying to us ‘If I die, then you have no one to look after you up there in Wales so you may as well come and live with me because if we are going to die, at least we will all die together.’ This is in 1940 and over the next year, we spent a lot of time in bomb shelters and sleeping in the underground railway stations. We had blankets and there were some bunk beds lined along the Tube all the while with trains still coming and going. There were tens of thousands of people all sleeping in the stations, most on the ground every night and listening to sirens and bombs and people crying. During all this, we were still going to school every day too. One day, we heard the sirens and the bombs started dropping so my sister Irene and I ran across the road to a shelter leaving my Grandmother as she was so slow, she told us to run ahead. An airborne warden grabbed me very roughly and shouted You should not be out here. This just flew past your head and missed you by an inch. He was holding a shovel with a piece of smoking hot iron on it that was shrapnel from a bomb. It was very scary but we survived. When the firebombs finished, then the doodlebugs came which were bombs that had a low whirring sound you could hear from miles away. As soon as you heard that dreadful drone, everyone ran and hid anywhere they could. The blitz ended in May of 1941 and decimated the city. When the war finally ended four years later, the celebrations were wonderful. I will never forget it. In some ways it felt like I didn’t have a childhood. I left school at 15 to start earning money to help my grandmother. I got a job in the city doing office work after the war and continued to live in Wapping. Life had returned to some semblance of normality and London was an exciting place to live. I loved going to the local dances and went to a New Years Eve dance and that’s where I met David. I had seen him around as we lived in the same block of flats but had never spoken to him. We did the Hokey Cokey dance together and we were very keen on each other from the start. He offered to walk me home and that was the beginning of our love story. David- I was born in Wapping, U.K in 1931. My father was a dock worker. I was the middle of five kids and my sister had a child during the war years and my mother raised her so we looked upon her as our sister. I was evacuated to Cornwall right on the extreme southwest of England, that’s where I stayed for the entire war years. I lived with a couple who had volunteered to have evacuated children in their home. I remember the day I arrived I had my little suitcase and my cardboard gas mask walking through the fruit trees to the thatched cottage with no running water or electricity that would become my new home. I cried my eyes out that first night and I wasn’t sure if the tears were caused by being away from my family at the age of 8 or because I had eaten so much fruit off the trees during the day. At the end of the war, I decided to stay in Cornwall with the Weekes family as I loved it so much and had made a life there. I missed my family of course but had settled into the peaceful life Cornwall offered. I worked on local farms after I left school at 14 and when I turned 18, I did my obligatory two years of National Service. Then the Korean war kicked off in 1951 and my name was on that list. We spent time at a holding dock at Kuri in Japan until we were sent to Pusan to be trained for the frontline to bolster the British troops. My troop was involved on the frontline with the Gloucestershire regiment in the battle of the River Imjin. After the fierce battle was over, I couldn’t believe I was still alive as it was a very brutal battle and the remaining soldiers with me found out we had lost over 90% of our regiment. They were either captured, wounded or killed. I spent the rest of my service training new soldiers and finished up as a corporal. After this, I moved back in with my parents and got a job on the docks with my father. I used to go out with all my mates drinking and going to the dances. One night me and a mate jumped the wall because we didn’t want to pay to get in and that’s the night I met Alice. I walked her home and I knew that’s it. She’s the one. She was smashing. After a year of courting, I took Alice for a week-long holiday to Cornwall to meet Mrs Weekes. She was delighted to see us and absolutely adored Alice which was important to me as Mrs Weekes had in some ways been like a second mother to me. We took our bikes as Alice was a very keen cyclist and we had a wonderful week of touring around and I showed Alice a lovely watch I had bought. She said What’s that for? I said Alice I think we should get engaged. She said yes thankfully. We married in 1955 and eventually had four kids of our own and also adopted two children. So, we had six kids all up. We had friends of ours, the Baileys, who had moved to Australia to a little town called Lilydale in Northern Tasmania and they came home to the U.K for a holiday. We caught up with them and they said You should get your family and come to Tasmania to live. It’s a wonderful place. I said Where the bloody hell is Tasmania?(laughs) I got a brochure from Tasmania House in London and studied up on it and started the very complicated process of getting to Tassie. It wasn’t easy I tell you. We were renovating our family home in Wickenbrook at the time which we believed to be 100 years old. Our shift to Tassie all depended on us selling this property. Well we found out not long after selling it that our house was in fact over 300 years old and used to operate as a pub called The Black Horse Inn and Dick Turpin used to call it his local. It caused quite the stir locally once this was discovered. In 1973, after a stint of living in Canada, we moved our family of eight to Tasmania and never looked back. Someone suggested we sail down here but Alice said Are you joking? Six weeks on a little ship with six kids? No thanks. (laughs) We loved the place straight away and within two weeks we had bought a 60-acre farm out at Lebrina just near Lilydale. I asked the bloke who was selling the farm how much he wanted for it. He said $20,000 cash. It was the most beautiful area and had a lovely little house on it. I shook his hand and the deal was done. Not long after, another person came and had a look and offered me $25,000 for it, but we had found our little farmlet for the kids and knocked it back. We had found our paradise. Then after a few years, we shifted to an old vineyard up the road in Lalla where we stayed for 12 years. I believe Lalla is one of the most beautiful areas in Tasmania and we were very happy out there. I got a job at Comalco in the smelter for about 15 months but it was too hot so I applied for a job as a rigger which I did for a bit. Then in 1989 I got a job at Temco working night shift in security. We built a house up in Vermeer Street in Newnham after Lalla and managed to buy a little shack down at St Helens. At the age of 57, I was offered a voluntary redundancy by Temco which I took. We went to live down St Helens for the next 10 years which was a fantastic place for all of our families to visit. Alice- ‘I worked in aged care at Nazareth House in St Leonards Road for ten years until I also retired. The decision to move to Tasmania was a very wise move for our family. Our children all thrived here and have done very well for themselves and we are very proud of them. Our two oldest sons Phillip and Ian, have now retired after 40 years in the Tasmanian Police Force. Ian lives down in Huonville and Phillip is in Hobart, Joanne is a teacher up at Ulverstone, Vanessa lives in Queensland and Kim lives in N.S.W. Tony sadly passed away earlier this year from lung disease. We have 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. We have been married for 65 years now and live out in Longford. We have a wonderful family and feel blessed that we got to move here and make new lives here. Our younger years were quite traumatic and unsettled so it’s been a gift to see our family thrive in such a peaceful and beautiful place here in Tassie. We have not one regret about shifting here. Life here has given us so many wonderful memories and we cherish them. #humansoflaunceston

23.01.2022 Beautiful, bright & colourful patterns in our tea towel & table cloth range. Shop them now @constanceathome

21.01.2022 Preparing for an Open for Inspection? If you’re not sure where to begin, these tips will help get you started!

19.01.2022 Feeling fruity? What better way than to get your daily fruit hit than with one of these little beauties from the clever team at Manubread. Simply delicious!!!

16.01.2022 Timber luxe serving board makes for a statement piece when plating up your platters.

14.01.2022 SNEAK PEEK IN NEWNHAM Roomy, brick with terrific views and a large rumpus/underhouse work area. Coming to the market soon in the mid $300k's, so feel free to contact me before it goes online.

13.01.2022 The Rose Garden at Woolmers is looking its best at the moment

13.01.2022 Father's Day is just around the corner (Sunday 6 September 2020) and Randall Heating & Ventilation at 12 Invermay Road, Invermay have some great gift ideas for the dad that likes to BBQ . Check out their range today!

13.01.2022 SHOWROOM IS OPEN M-F 9.30am / 5pm

13.01.2022 We have so many gorgeous gift ideas for Christmas; come in and see us today. The festive season is upon us

13.01.2022 A huge congratulations to our Head Professional Jamie Corkill on being awarded Tasmanian PGA Club Professional of the Year! Such a prestigious award from @pgaofaustralia , we are so proud of you Jamie @fittedgolfcentre

11.01.2022 These lights, available from Rhubarb for Gifts at 213 Invermay Road are simply stunning. Great as a gift or maybe a gift for yourself!

11.01.2022 A big congratulations to Ben with his new investment property in Invermay due to settle next week.

10.01.2022 SNEAK PEAK This delightful character home in Invermay is coming to the market next week. If you're interested, give me a call on 0419 386 945 to find out more before it goes live!

10.01.2022 Looking at selling? These tips might just come in handy!

09.01.2022 Chrismas is coming With restrictions on numbers now being lifted to 40 at your home, we have you covered for your Christmas party hire needs. From teas...poons, chairs, marquees and everything between, get in early to book your items. 6326 6577 https://weedinghire.com.au/products/

08.01.2022 Events may have taken a hit over recent months, but hopefully restrictions are slowly easing and getting back to 'some sort of normal'. Where you can, please support our local businesses such as Weeding Hire on Invermay Road. They have everything you could possibly need for a small or large function, from glassware and cutlery to stunning marquees such as this one. Support Local, Buy Local!

08.01.2022 Needing extra chairs, tables, a marquee for Christmas? Give the friendly team at Weeding Hire a call or drop in to see their extensive range of hire goods at 295 Invermay Road.

07.01.2022 Reassuring to see a steady trend of Invermay homes selling over recent months - this one is in Herbert Street.

07.01.2022 In store right now... The Shelby marble coffee table which also has matching side tables.

05.01.2022 The holiday season is fast approaching and thanks to Gemma and Jasmine, it’s now looking very fun and festive in the Bushby Property Group office!

04.01.2022 SNEAK PEEK Charming c1900 character home with a modern flair. Coming to the market very soon, so if you're interested give me a call before it hits the market!

03.01.2022 Looking for someone for 15 hours per week Must have Senior writer KENO license / Gaming license and references of previous places worked

02.01.2022 This weeks specials : Porterhouse Steak 28.00kg Pocket Roast $12.99kg Fresh Tassie Scallops $35.00 KG 1st day of summer tomorrow its heating up on the weekend come in and check out our meat packs

02.01.2022 Spring Savings to be had at Randall Heating & Ventilation when purchasing a Quadrafire 31LE . Drop in to their showroom at 12 Invermay Road, Invermay - available until 10 October 2020.

01.01.2022 Demand for Invermay properties has simply gone crazy! We've already sold 10 homes throughout August and September so if you're interested in the sales price, feel free to send me a message or click here https://bit.ly/330LXBZ