Australian Country Homes

TREASURE HUNTER

Sue Clohesy says she inherited her bowerbird gene from her mother’s side of the family. For as long as she can remember she has loved the thrill of the chase, heading out to estate auctions and garage sales in search of the perfect, quirky piece of furniture or artefact to decorate her home .

“I grew up on a farm at Nichols Point, just out of Mildura,” she recalls. “Dad grew grapes for dried fruit and Mum was a nurse from Wilcannia, so I have

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