1x1 - Ashcombe

November 21, 2011

Ashcombe is in the heart of Ballarat, one of the most historically significant towns in Victoria. In the late nineteenth century. Starting his search with the bottles, Adam enlists the help of local glass expert Steve Greenwood. He discovers they’re linked to a funeral parlour that once stood next door, and the bottles provide a curious insight to life and death in the Victorian goldfields. Tracking through the trail of title deeds and library records, Adam traces Ashcombe’s history to a young, savvy entrepreneur, George Crocker, whose name is still recognised in Ballarat today.

1x2 - Wray Avenue

November 28, 2011

As soon as they saw it, Sue and James knew that the Victorian brick and limestone cottage in Fremantle was the house in which they wanted to raise their family.

1x3 - Oljato

December 5, 2011

1x5 - The Sheiling

December 19, 2011

Adam Ford must get to the bottom of The Sheiling’s true age, reveal who lies buried in an unmarked grave, investigate strange carvings in the wall and determine who saved this historically significant house from wrack and ruin.

1x6 - Doobawah

January 2, 2012

When Helen and Richard began searching for snippets of their home’s past, they came up with one name - John Cameron.

1x7 - Peter Pan

January 9, 2012

Just what role did this house play in one of the darkest chapters of Australian history? Adam Ford also discovers the link between Peter Pan and "the race that stops a nation".

1x8 - Nelson Grange

January 16, 2012

Mike and Lyn enlist Adam Ford’s help to determine what their converted guesthouse was first used for.