Cliff Garden
John and Beth Craggs have proved beyond any doubt that it's possible to transform a steep, rocky cliff face into a tropical resort style garden paradise. Twelve years ago they bought a one acre block at Clifton Springs on the Bellarine Peninsula, ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Pritchard House
Reg visits a house in the Adelaide Hills designed by South Australia's most acclaimed architect, Max Pritchard. The sweeping cliffs and valleys of Adelaide Hills is the perfect spot for a private country retreat. Monica Lysiak and Chris Coombs ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Nigel Cliff
One of the bloodiest incidents in New York's history, the so-called Astor Place Riot of May 10, 1849, was ignited by a long-simmering grudge match between the two leading Shakespearean actors of the age. Despite its unlikely origins, though, ... [... more]
Random House |
Cliffs of Despair
Beachy Head is a bit of quintessential England-a seaside promontory where green pastures roll to the edge of chalk cliffs, a place of sheep and wind and ineffable beauty. But it is also a major landmark on the map of self-inflicted death. Since ... [... more]
Random House |
Stafford Cliff
Suzanne Slesin, Stafford Cliff, Daniel Rozensztroch, Gilles De Chabaneix and Martine Gaume What visitor to the Caribbean has not been entranced by the beauty and spirit of its tropical islands? In An Ultimate Treasury for Global Design ... [... more]
Random House |
Melbourne rap jumping
Rap Jumping is a forward abseiling technique stemming from a form of rope work started by the Australian Army during the Vietnam War. Facing forward allows soldiers to shoot their guns as they scale cliff faces or vertical surfaces. It was known ... [... more]
Getaway |
White Cliffs
White Cliffs was Australia's first commercial opal field. It is still a major producer, but tourism is almost as profitable these days. Thursday, September 13, 2001 White Cliffs was Australia's first commercial opal field. It is still a major ... [... more]
Getaway |
Stafford Cliff
Stafford Cliff was formerly Creative Director of the Conran Design Group in London. He is the author of many books on interior design, decoration, and lifestyle, including [... more]
Harper Collins |
Cliff House
A resourceful couple has worked wonders to create their riverside home. For thirty six years, Norma and Howard, both in their sixties, lived in Lurgano. Four years ago, they decided to sell their old house and build another one down the road. ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Shadowclad House
Now here's a challenge: the treehouse effect set back into a natural rock cliff. Designed as a treehouse and set back into a natural rock cliff, this house was a building challenge for the owner, engineer and architect-in-training, Mark Phillips. ... [... more]
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Bungan Beach
Stunning sea and beach views are the outlook for this historical home. Perched on a cliff top overlooking SydneyâEURs Bungan beach, with extensive views 30km south across the city to Bondi, is this period sandstone home which is under-going ... [... more]
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Kumale
Take a peek at one of Australia's most architecturally significant private residences. The house is set on the edge of a cliff face, seven metres below road level and 15 metres above the water. There are three horizontal wings which radiate from ... [... more]
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