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Former NSW Premier Barrie Unsworth leads team buying Sydney home once owned by Gough Whitlam
A group led by former NSW Labor Premier Barrie Unsworth has sealed a deal to buy Gough Whitlam’s former house before it was due to go to auction this weekend.
Key points:
- Gough and Margaret Whitlam owned the Cabramatta house from 1956 until 1978
- Four men, including the Whitlam’s son Nick, have bought the home ahead of Saturday’s auction
- Nick visited the four-bedroom home for the first time in 50 years, describing it as “unchanged”
Mr Unsworth signed the cheque for $1,150,000, well in excess of the original price guide of $720,000 to $750,000.
“We are happy with the price,” he said.
“The main thing is we have acquired it for prosperity.”
Mr Whitlam, who was prime minister from 1972 to 1975, and his family called the four-bedroom house in…
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