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‘Kinnoul,’ a sprawling 69.44-hectare estate at 790 Kangaloon Rd, Glenquarry is nestled along the Wingecarribee River in Glenquarry, and is a rare opportunity to secure a piece of Australian pastoral history just seven minutes from the Bowral town centre.

The deceased estate is being marketed by Ray White Bowral selling agent Hugh Hanrahan and principal Gene Fairbanks with a price guide of $7.85 million.The property goes to auction on 31 March.

With about 2km of pristine Wingecarribee River frontage and 360-degree panoramic views of the district, the property features several elevated building sites primed for a landmark luxury residence.

Mr Hanrahan said the property includes an original 1906 homestead - which retains its Federation-era lounge and three bedrooms - and a secondary cottage built circa 1917.

“While the dairy operations transitioned to beef cattle in the 1990s, the land remains a premier agricultural holding, now positioned as the ultimate lifestyle block,” he said.

“Kinnoul is expected to draw significant interest from those looking to create a private family legacy for the next hundred years.”


For Greg Norman and his family, including brother Colin Norman and sister Nola Peters, the sale marks the end of a remarkable 122-year connection to the land.

Though the family officially purchased the property at auction in 1904 following the subdivision of the historic Roberton Park, they had already been working the soil as tenant farmers for a number of years prior.

Kinnoul was originally part of an 1822 grant to William Walker, who named it after Kinnoul Hill, a popular woodland hill in the countryside of Perth, in his native country Scotland.

The land was eventually passed to NSW Legislative Assembly member R.H. Roberts, who renamed it Roberton Park.

(Pictured above: Oliver and Margaret Norman and their family in 1913)

Following Roberts’ death in 1903, Oliver Norman (Greg’s great-grandfather) seized the chance to purchase the lots he had been leasing, establishing a dairy legacy that would span three generations.

From the early days of hauling cream to the local butter factory to the mid-century era of milk tankers and rail transport, ‘Kinnoul’ was a hive of industry.

Greg said the property even served as the local post office in the early 1900s, operated by Oliver’s daughters, May and Isabel.

For Greg’s father, the late Barry Norman, who farmed the land his entire life until his passing in 2012, and his wife Elsie, who lived on the estate from her marriage in 1954 until recently, ‘Kinnoul’ was more than a farm - it was the backdrop of a century of family life.

Greg said he and his siblings had many fond memories growing up at the property, including playing on the massive hillside with friends.

“This property holds generations of significant memories,” he said.

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