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‘Wahroongha’ -a happy home

COMEDY King won the Melbourne Cup, Harry Houdini achieved powered flight and the VFL grand final saw Collingwood defeat Carlton — the year was 1910. 156 Maher Road was sold and since then this unique property on the Little Murray River has stayed in the same family. It’s been 105 years since slabs of timber […]

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