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Frederick and Marion Sargood purchased 21 acres of land in Elsternwick.
Frederick and Marion Sargood purchased 21 acres of land in Elsternwick. -
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Rippon Lea's change over Time
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Marion died giving birth to their twelfth child. The child also died
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Frederick became Senator for Victoria in the new Federal Parliament
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Sir Frederick died. Before he died he extended the area of Rippon lea to 45 acres ( 21 originally)
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Benjamin Nathan bought the house and remaining garden.
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Ben Nathan died and his daughter , Lousia Jones inherited it.
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Louis Jones sold the SW corner of the garden to the ABC where they built the Rippon Lea studios.
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Olympic Games
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The ABC wanted more, and the Post master General put a compulsory purchase order on another tranche of the SW corner of the property.
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Lousia Jones died and left 14 acres of land to the National Trust.