A charitable gentleman has left his entire Estate (including his home) to the RSPCA.
After 55 years in the ownership of two generations of one family, this gem of a property in one of Aeroglen´s best streets is on the market for the first time since the 1950s.
High up in Aeroglen this elevated 1459m2 relatively flat block has mountain views with glimpses of the ocean, inlet and city. A very private home with only one real neighbour and borders a reserve. A home with huge potential, 1970″s bar, 1950´s kitchen, two living areas, gigantic main bedroom with parents retreat and new ensuite. The huge backyard has side entry and access to a very large secure garage/workshop.

The full history of this fantastic home and the generous benefactors:

10 Sexton Street Aeroglen is an address which has not seen a ‘For Sale’ sign for a very long time. After 55 years in the ownership of two generations of one family, this gem of a property in Aeroglen’s best street is on the market for the first time since the 1950s. That it has remained in the family for so long is a testament to what it meant to Phil, June and Don Gorry [pictured] – sadly all now deceased. Now there is an opportunity for a lucky buyer to discover why the Gorrys held on to this wonderful property for the better part of three lifetimes.
But there is more to the story. Phil and June bought the property in 1959 shortly after the street had been developed from an old quarry. They moved into the existing original house with their 8 year old son Don. Sexton Street grew up around them. Phil was a returned WW2 serviceman and a handyman of considerable talent, who hand-built the beautiful stone retaining walls and many other features of the property. June, who served in the WRAAF during WW2, was a seamstress and added the homely touches. They built an extension to the original house. A close-knit family, they lived quietly in their beloved Sexton Street home with their views of the Inlet and Trinity Bay.

Father Time took Phil and June in 1999 and 2002 respectively but Don, who described himself as a ‘bachelor – not in the marketplace’, continued to live in the house until his sudden passing in late 2013. Don attended Cairns North State School and Cairns State High School, was a Life Member of several Apex Clubs, and spent most of his working life as a dedicated National Australia Bank manager, taking on some of the Bank’s toughest assignments. But his real love was aviation and he found his way into the aviation industry in later life until poor health led him to early retirement. But Don the bank manager was a shrewd and capable investor and over his lifetime accumulated considerable capital wealth and upon his death he bequeathed his entire Estate to the RSPCA to be used to improve the facilities and conditions for the animals at their Stratford facility.

Submitted in the memory of Don Gorry