Symmons Plains Estate

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Symmons Plains Estate is a historic farm and mansion in the locality of the same name, near Perth, Tasmania. A 856ha property, [1] the estate dates back to 1820s, with the main Georgian house built in 1839. [2] It is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register. [3] In 1978, the homestead and its garden and outbuildings were registered on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate. [4]

History

The property was granted to Rev. John Youl in the 1820s. The house was built in 1839, and the Youl family lived at the property for 7 generations. In 1960, racing driver and family heir John Youl developed neighbouring Symmons Plains Raceway from part of the property. [2] The house came to worldwide media attention in 2011 when a false story of the home being sold to J.K. Rowling for 10 million AUD was printed by Women's Day. The story was picked up by national and international news outlets, including Sunrise Breakfast Show, Perez Hilton [5] and Nine News, [6] but it was quickly debunked by news outlets including The Examiner and ABC's Media Watch. [7] In reality it was purchased by Clovelly Tasmania, a farming subsidiary of the Ingleby Company. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Symmons Plains on the market". The Examiner. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Ingleby buys Symmons Plains". Property Observer. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tasmanian Heritage Register" (PDF). heritage.tas.gov.au. Heritage Tasmania. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Symmons Plains Homestead, Outbuildings & Garden, 15046 Midland Hwy, Perth, TAS, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 12686)". Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Check Out J.K. Rowling's New Mansion!". perezhilton.com. Perez Hilton. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "A LOAD OF HOGWARTS". MediaWatch. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rumour mill gets sale story wrong". The Examiner. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Rowling manor link denied". The Mercury. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

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