READ MORE: Haunted chapel and graveyard in UK sparks bidding war The home was then passed down to their son, who used the estate until about 1927. This was just a few months after Wyckoff's wife also reportedly died of a heart attack. In 1895, after spending just one night in the home, he tragically suffered a heart attack and died at the property. Infrastructure including a hospital and aged-care facility were among the local drawcards for a retiree-heavy buyer pool active in the area.Unfortunately, it was never the dream home Wyckoff hoped it would be. “They now cross over with one of the other churches, so it’s surplus to requirement.” “It was a church there originally and that got blown down in a storm, and this was the Sunday school area, and they then used this as their church, it was the local Anglican Church, he said. Professionals Clare principal Tim Edwards said it was those seeking affordability that were attracted to Snowtown, where he’s listed a former church building on 2020sq m for $25,000. “Other than that though, the house is just a house.” “The tourists do still keep coming past and they get out and take photos. “It was 15 years ago,” Mr Vanderveen said at the time. Mr Vanderveen told The Advertiser in 2013 they were seeking a change from the hustle and bustle of Melbourne when they settled on the old bank, and were unfazed by the grim history. The town has affordable properties buyers can take advantage of. They paid about $185,000 and moved in to an adjoining house the next year. In 2012, Melbourne couple Rob Vanderveen and Kryss Black bought the Railway Tce East property where eight dismembered bodies were found in six barrels inside the vault of the disused bank in 1999. It’s not diabolical, but it is tough,” Mr Brind said, suggesting removing stamp duty for first-home buyers in South Australia - as the Victorian state government has done - would be helpful.Īnd Victorians had been notably active inquiring about Snowtown properties recently, Mr Brind said. “The actual country isn’t as good as they make it out to be, and there’s no assistance there for the first-home owners - it is tough. He noted recent well reported city property booms weren’t reflective of what was going on in his country patch north of Adelaide, where there had been little if any price movement since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago. “I’ve got another two, and one we’re getting a lot of looks at, but it’s starting to get into disrepair, and the other we’re not getting a look in and it’s under $100,000.” “The market is pretty tough there,” the Kadina-based agent said. Mr Brind has just sold the disused Snowtown Scout Hall on 1011sq m in a rare “site unseen” sale to an interstate investor for “a little bit less” than its $34,900 price tag. Murrumbeena murder scene becomes suburb’s most expensive house House rented by Snowtown psychopath John Bunting and accomplice James Vlassakis sold in Murray Bridge RELATED: New owners of infamous Snowtown bank say it is simply a house There’s no industry, the smaller towns are going by the wayside, bigger towns seem to hold their own, but even in Kadina (about 55km southwest of Snowtown), and bigger towns, there are empty shops.” “And the smaller the country town, the harder it is to sell. “It hasn’t been held back by that … the actual fact is, country South Australia is a pretty tough gig at the moment anywhere,” NYP agent Brenton Brind told the Herald Sun. Struggling through a lack of industry common to country South Australia, there are more pressing concerns than the brutal murders it became synonymous with 20 years ago. The name Snowtown might send a shiver down the spine of some Australians, but the rural community 145km north of Adelaide is a welcome base for those who call it home. The former Snowtown Scout Hall sold for just under $35,000.
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