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The Sefton estate at Mount Macedon is back for sale, unquestionably spring's finest garden offering across the nation.
Built by the Baillieu family as a summer holiday home in the early 1900s, the 8.8 hectare English garden was laid out with obvious influences of the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens directors Baron von Mueller and W. R. Guilfoyle.
The estate includes a 910-square-metre <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-other-vic-mount+macedon-7843602" target="_blank">seven bedroom 1907 Tudor-style mansion</a>, complete with a billiards room and a glass atrium sitting room. It was designed by the architectural firm Sydney Smith and Ogg. A four-green nine-tee golf course, tennis court, croquet lawn, heated outdoor swimming pool and helipad are surrounded by Capability Brown style gardens.
It has been listed by Gribbles Pathology founder Wallace Cameron who bought it through Keatings Real Estate for a then record $8,175,000 when buying it from the Fosters Group which had a reserve of $4.62 million. The Baillieu's sold in 1968 for $65,000 to the mining companies, CRA and North Broken Hill which sold to Fosters in 1983 for $475,000.
In 2010 Sefton was withdrawn from sale after being offered for about $12 million. JP Dixon has the listing.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australia property section.
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Historic 1907 Mt Macedon estate, Sefton returns to market

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The historic garden estate Sefton at Mount Macedon has finally been sold by Gribbles Pathology founder Wallace Cameron and wife Joan.
There's been no price nor buyer disclosure, however the word is the keenest offer came from interests associated with Tait's Warrnambool lawyer turned Thomas Lindsey.
It's last marketing had the home expecting close to $7 million, through JP Dixon in conjunction with John Keating at Keatings Real Estate.
Cameron paid $8,175,000 in 2005.
They asked for $12 million when they listed in 2010.
It had been on and off the market since last year, with its latest marketing campaign spanning over 250 days.
Built by the Baillieu family as a summer holiday home in the early 1900s, the 8.8 hectare English garden was laid out with obvious influences of the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens directors Baron von Mueller and W. R. Guilfoyle.
The main 910 sqm homestead is a Tudor-style mansion with seven bedrooms and is complete with billiard room, glass atrium sitting room and a former ballroom.
Among the Sefton grounds is a nine-tree gold course, tennis court and croquet lawn along with a heated outdoor swimming pool and helipad.
This article first appeared in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australian section. 
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