Former bank used as a set for the film Ned Kelly, with a door signed by Heath Ledger, auctioned in Clunes
A former State Savings Bank which has been used as a set for the 2003 film Ned Kelly and featured in the Australian classic Mad Max was auctioned last weekend in the regional Victorian town of Clunes.
The property, which had been marketed by Jo Millar from AAG Property Consultants, was passed in at a bid of $550,000.
Constructed of rendered triple brick and built circa 1871, the building sits on a 794-square-metre block and has four bedrooms with a study, retail space with original cedar bank counter, cellar and bank vault.
Retaining its period style characteristics, the residence is a throwback to the past with its pressed metal ceilings, marble fireplaces, living area and maid’s room complete with bell and a cloak room. Downstairs the property has a kitchen, bank chambers, manager’s sitting room, the original steel plated walk in vault and a private backyard complemented by a 100-year-old pear tree.
Potential residents can also expect the stalwart security typical of banks with a monitored alarm system and CCTV cameras on the property.
Located 36 kilometres north of Ballarat, Clunes was home to Victoria’s first registered gold discovery by James Esmond which later paved the way for the establishment of the township and the first gold rush in Victoria.
Clunes is recognised as one of the most architecturally intact gold towns in the state, with the area producing up to 1.2 million ounces of gold from the 1850s through to 1893.
