By Kathy Mac Dermott
Australian Financial Review
September 18, 2000
The one-time private retreat of the Holmes à Court family, Double Island, has changed hands once again,
with a private Sydney investor paying just over $4 million for the luxury resort.
Located 1.4 kilometres off Cairns' Palm Cove, Double Island has suffered a chequered history, despite boasting
major infrastructure, including a water pipeline linked to the main land.
Its disposal is the first in a major sell-off of receivership and liquidator stock in North Queensland and is expected
to be closely followed by the sale of the Cairns Beach Resort.
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