Rogue paperboy’s secret stash found inside cottage’s stunning $3m transformation

A rogue paperboy stuffed thousands of catalogues inside the walls of a West End cottage —holding up the dilapidated property before its $3 million transformation.Mining technology entrepreneurs Kim and David Eagles made the bizarre discovery when they bought 16 Avebury Street and opened up the crumbling timber frame.Secrets hidden within the walls of this spectacular rebuilt cottage“When we opened the walls during our first renovation many years ago, we found old newspapers and piles of advertising brochures,” Mrs Eagles said.“A neighbour told us someone who had lived there was apparently being paid to deliver the junk mail but had hidden it inside the walls instead.”16 Avebury St, West End is for sale during a best offers campaignBEFORE: The pre-1900s cottage last traded in 2006 for about $500,000It was the ultimate paper-run shortcut, but two decades on, that secret stash has been buried beneath a striking architectural redesign.“The house was a hideous mess when we bought it, so to see what it has become is extraordinary,” Mrs Eagles said.Completed in June following an 18-month build by Refresh Studio and Bespoke Constructions, the pre-1900s inner-city cottage is now a three-lev...