Ray White Rural Rockhampton , QLD
Ray White Dunedin , NZ
" The Goulburn Post building ( now home to Ray White Goulburn ) at 199 Auburn Street has a long history and according to some , a few residents ghosts . Ray White Goulburn started next door in 1986 , and I had my first work experience there in 1999 when I was 14 years old .
“ The Goulburn Post ' s building has plenty of history . The original owners moved to the current site in 1871 . Macquarie Publications , which bought the newspaper in 1985 , embarked on the next major restoration in 1993 . Eight months were spent gutting the building , enabling editorial to move downstairs , closer to production . We moved into the office and made it our own in November 2021 .”
“ We purchased a building in the Rockhampton CBD with the intention of building an office which could also be utilised by our western clients as offices and meeting spaces when in town .
“ The building was built in 1860 ; the earliest information we found was that it was a cane furniture store , then we were given maps by the architect from when it was an eye specialist hospital in the early 1900 ' s . We met a lady who had her eyes operated on here when she was 10 . We have framed this map and kept it on the wall as a feature .
“ Our office was originally built to look like a ship on the water , thus the shape of it . The building itself was built in the harbour instead of on the land . It has had many uses over the years including by real estate companies , gaming and computer companies , the health industry and a restaurant .
“ We took over the ground floor and totally renovated it in 2015 . There was a plan made a few years ago to redesignate the area into a tourism precinct , with the help of Shane Jones ’ Economic Development funds and a plan from world acclaimed architect , Van Brandenburg .”
Justin Gay , Principal
Ray White Forbes , NSW
“ It was then owned by a cobbler who would listen to the radio and write down the cricket scores and take bets on them . We found one of his old betting books where he recorded the scores in the ceiling void and it was in the Bradman times . We framed the book and it now has pride of place in the front foyer , and we also called the rooms ‘ The Cobbler ' s Rooms ’.
“ We also found a penny from 1916 which has been kept and placed into the wall and also a small built-in safe which we hope to unlock one day as there is no key . It took 12 months to renovate the building and we take much pride in showing off the old bones of the building while making it a modern office space .”
Richard Brosnan , Principal
Peter McCrea , Principal
Ray White Goulburn , NSW
" Ray White Forbes is in the Old Victoria Hotel building built in 1869 . This photo is from when Gough Whitlam came to town for the opening of the Forbes vintage village . The cellar was once used by the town undertaker to store dead bodies until the coroner came through town on their horse , as it was the coolest place in the town . Upstairs there are 19 bedrooms . In the 2000-2010 ' s it was a really popular pub in town , it even had a stripper pole ! We bought it as a pub and have changed it into the Ray White office we know it as today ."
Tracie Robertson , Managing Director
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