After being in the same family since the 1930s, a pair of Werri Beach properties were snapped up prior to auction earlier this week.
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The properties at 88 Renfrew Road and 90 Renfrew Road, Werri Beach were scheduled to be auctioned on Wednesday night.
No.88 is a 857 square metre block of vacant land, while No.90 is a three-bedroom beachside cottage.
They were sold separately to a Sydney owner sight unseen.
The land had a price guide of $1.4 million to $1.5 million, while the house had a guide of $1.5 million to $1.6 million.
They were both sold to the same Sydney buyer on Tuesday, who beat out all other offers, with No.88 selling for $1.6 million and No.90 for $1.9 million.
Seller, Penny McPherson said her grandparents, Sydney-based Theo and Gladys Tulk had bought the two properties in the 1930s, and they had remained in the family since.
The couple built the current house for use as a weekender for the family, while the vacant land, prior to the trees growing there had been utilised as an activity/play area for the family.
"We had a lovely time down there," Mrs McPherson said.
"In those days when we used it, you knew everybody around you, and everybody was very social together.
"Gradually, they all either died or moved away, and things changed over the years."
Mrs McPherson said while she would be sad to part with the properties, "it was time to sell them".
"Nobody in the family was able to live there due to work commitments in Sydney, and we've bought in Gerroa, so it was agreed that we'd sell it," she said.
"I'm sad about selling it, but you've got to move ahead. You can't just go back to the past."
Selling agent, Neil Campbell of Ray White Gerringong said there had been extensive inquiries from Sydney buyers.
"The cottage is a 1960s-style fibro place - we don't get much of that these days, as they've nearly all been knocked over, renovated or whatever may be the case," he said.
He said the successful buyers hadn't visited the sites in person yet, but hoped to do so before settlement.
Mr Campbell said the new owners planned to rent out the cottage for the short-term as they considered their options for the two sites.