Mosman home sold - 76 years after they moved in as newly weds

Then newly weds Tom and Jean Cheetham moved into their first — and only — home in Mosman in 1938. 

The young couple secured 77A Spencer Road soon after their marriage, renting it for around 12 years, then buying it and the semi-detached home next door.

Two months ago - at the ages of 103 and 100 respectively - they both moved into a nursing home as almost certainly Australia’s oldest couple.

The semi-detached residence was auctioned on Saturday when expected to fetch $1.4 million.

It fetched $1.62 million.

It was thought they paid around £3,000 for both properties.

Cheetham worked at the GPO in Sydney and early in his career translated morse code into ­telegrams.

The street was known as in Cremorne on its purchase.

The unrenovated semi was listed through Rob Forde of Harcourts Lower North Shore.

There had been over 140 groups throughout the campaign. 

14 registered bidders signed up to secure  the Mosman home, according to the News Ltd local paper, The Mosman Daily.

The Cheetham's have six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.

In October they both moved into Alexander Campbell House at ­Forestville.