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Final report, 25th August 1944 / Commonwealth Housing Commission

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Commonwealth Housing Commission (Australia)
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COMMONWEALTH HOUSING COMMISSION FINAL REPORT: 25TH AUGUST, 1944 5
COMMONWEALTH HOUSING COMMISSION. 7
NATIONAL SECURITY (INQUIRIES) REGULATIONS. NATIONAL SECURITY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS. 8
Index. 9
APPENDICES. 13
Introduction. 14
Glossary of Terms. 15
Chief Features of a Government-Sponsored House. 16
Part I. Synopsis of the Plan for Housing the People. 17
Part II. Brief Historical Survey. 20
Part III. The Present Housing Position. 25
Part IV. Need for the Commonwealth Government to participate in Housing. 29
Part V. National, Regional and Town Planning. 32
Part VI. Land for Residential Purposes. 47
Part VII. Projected Housing Programmes. 53
Part VIII. Administration of Housing. 58
Part IX. Organisation of the Building Industry. 81
Part X. Labour for Post-War Building. 84
Part XI. Building Construction and Materials Required. 88
Part XII. Housing Standards. 91
Part XIII. Types of Dwellings. 100
Part XIV. Rural Housing. 109
Part XV. Slum Clearance. 114
Part XVI. Community Facilities. 118
Part XVII. Miscellaneous. 122
KITCHEN. MODERN ARRANGEMENT 130
Part XVIII. Summary of Recommendations. 133
MINORITY RECOMMENDATION, by Mr. A. V. THOMPSON, M.H.A. 143
Index. 145
APPENDICES. 161
Appendix I. List of Witnesses. 163
Appendix II. Membership of Advisory Committees. 170
Appendix III. Summary of Housing Legislation. 172
Appendix IV. Comparison of the Constitution, Objects and Powers of Certain State Housing Bodies. 184
Appendix V. Comparison of Government and Semi-Government 194
Appendix VI. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA COMMONWEALTH HOUSING COMMISSION. 208
Appendix VII. 256
Appendix VIII. 257
Appendix IX. 258
Appendix X. 262
Appendix XI. 273
Appendix XII. 275
Appendix XIII. 276
Appendix XIV. 277
Appendix XV. 279
Appendix XVI. 284
Appendix XVII. 290
Appendix XVIII. 293
Appendix XIX. 294
Appendix XX. 300

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