Harry M Miller's Wombarra retreat up for sale
The beachside Wombarra retreat of the late entertainment industry legend Harry M. Miller has been listed for sale by the executors of his estate.
Set where the escarpment meets the Pacific Ocean and hidden in bushland, the four-bedroom home has been listed for a September 13 auction.
There’s been a designer renovation of the two-storey home which offers direct access to Scarborough Beach, north of Wollongong.
The home is described as a laid-back coastal oasis customised for five-star family comfort, by Belle Property Illawarra listing agent Andrew McLeod.
No price guide has been given but Wombarra’s record price was on Reef Avenue when a waterfront two-bedroom home on 1440 square metres fetched $4 million last year.
Miller, who in his early years promoted tours with the likes of Louis Armstrong and Judy Garland in the 1960s, bought the home in 2004.
He paid $2,225,000 for the then small timber house on its 1043 square metre holding.
The house, that dates back to the 1920s, has water views from the central lounge and dining area.
A timber fireplace sits in the living room with high raked ceilings. There’s two entertainers’ decks.
Miller’s longtime partner, the Bellevue Hill-based caterer Simmone Logue has spent time at the property following his death in July last year, aged 84.
On one visit she posted a picture on Instagram of the fireplace and the sea with the caption: “Missing my Harry.”
The couple had met in the late ’90s, with Miller describing Logue shortly after his 2009 retirement as “the love of my life”.
He had handed his business to his daughter, Lauren Miller Cilento.
Ian Robertson at Holding Redlich Lawyers and accountant Rodney Naumburger are the executors of the estate.
Miller, who expressed a wish for his ashes to be scattered down the cliff in front of his house, had previously owned properties in Potts Point, Darlinghurst, Foxground and Woolloomooloo.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.