How one man went to mow

IT WAS just lucky that Joe Perkins had mowed the grass around his house last weekend.

Cordon bleu chip: AMP aims for the main game

O nce upon a time, way back in the last century, Australia's insurance and investment scene was dominated by just two names. In Sydney, the curved AMP building towered above the Circular Quay waterfront, a monument to its commanding presence in the world of commerce while in Melbourne, National Mutual reigned supreme.

Democrats Get A Foothold In The 'ex-burbs'

DRIVE south from Washington DC for about 40 minutes and you will be in Prince William County, Virginia, now part of the outer suburbs of the city. It is where the urban sprawl meets old farmland and new condos and houses roll out across the hills.

Northern Beaches Houses

BILGOLA 7 LOOMBAH STREET $1.2 million

Coast Houses

NELSON BAY 32 ULLORA ROAD $695,000

In The Herald: 1958

* US Congress had convened with both Democrats and Republicans in a mood to authorise any necessary steps to meet the Russian challenge of scientific and military superiority, whatever the cost. Both houses agreed to give priority to a request from President Eisenhower for an additional $US1260 million to speed up US missile development and air defence. The speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn, voiced the mood of most members when he announced he favoured appropriating whatever ...

Electricity Pole Falls Into Street

SIGNS of brown rot had previously been found in a power pole which fell onto a car and dragged live wires into a New Lambton street on Christmas night.

Poles Top The Grade

Creative team work results in a very livable house, writes Jane Burton Taylor. winner pole houses open FROM a difficult sloping site, owners, builder and architect joined forces to create this Terrigal home with a view, sun-drenched decks and a private pool. Described by its owners as v

Big Is Beautiful In The South

JOHN SANIDAS Richardson & Wrench, Sans Souci IN SUBURBS like Blakehurst, Rockdale, Monterey and Kogarah Bay, houses in the higher price brackets are selling well while cheaper properties in the same areas are not. Large properties are in demand because they are selling for more af

Up The Pole

If you are not going to slip into a dwelling vacated by its previous occupants like some latter day hermit crab, finding somewhere to live can be a nightmare. It means acting out the elaborate commercial ritual of laying claim to a suitable site, selecting a house design (that's four weeke