Building and engineering

Call Number
N 690.6 BUI
Created/Published
Sydney : Building Pub., 1942-1952
Issue
(25 February, 1952)
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BUILDING and ENGINEERING 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18
CONTENTS FOR FEBRUARY 19
Our Great Loss=The Ring 21 , 20 , 22 , 23
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN 24 , 25
ROYAL LONDON 26
GAY AND SAD 27
ROYALTY & AUSTRALIA'S DEVELOPMENT KING GEORGE V. AND KING GEORGE VI. 28
Science 404ft up a Spire Atop Salisbury Cathedral. 29
N.S.W. UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. First Degree Ceremony. 29
DIPLOMA IN TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING. Expanded Course at University. 29
Easing of Building Controls 29
AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION TO COMMENCE THIS YEAR. 30 , 31
Grim Year For Blackouts SEVERE POWER FAILURES PREDICTED. Dismal Prospect For Homes, Industry. 32 , 33
N.S.W. UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. Course in Illumination. 33
SOUTH HORNSBY INFANTS’ SCHOOL. 33
ATTRACTIVE HOMES 33
Something New in Tiles AUSTRALIAN ENTERPRISE TO FORE AGAIN. 34
Goal Board Property Sale 34
DWELLING DESIGN FOR TEMPERATE CLIMATES. 34
Striking New Hurstville Building HUNT BROS. (MOTORS) PTY. LTD. ENTHUSIASTIC OFFICIAL OPENING. 35 , 36
THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY 36 , 37 , 84 , 85 , 86
“POWER BUGGIES” REPLACES HOISTS ON LARGE BUILDING PROJECT. 38
MASTER BUILDERS’ CONTRACT FORMS 38
CEMENT PRICES RISE. 38
Hardboard Manufacturers Sought 39
HOUSING TREND 39
BUILDING INFORMATION. 39
WIDESPREAD EFFECTS OF AIR BEEF SCHEME. 39
What's Going On in the World To-day 40
What’s Going On in the World To-day 41
OTHER DAYS—OTRER WAYS 42
BUILDINGS OF YESTERDAY 43 , 44 , 45
Building Controls May Be Eased” DECLARES MINISTER AT MONIER PLANT OPENING. 46 , 47 , 48
Building Problems- YEARS AGO. 48
Contrasts in Continental Architecture ULTRA-MODERNITY OR SPACIOUS COMFORT? 49 , 50
OUR COVER 50
THE OUTDOORS COMES INDOORS. 50
VANDYKE BROS. REDUCE STAFF. 50
PERSONAL. 50
Non-Recessional 50
Precision Reduces Brick Prices 50
CITY BUYS IN BLACK MARKET. 50
Advertising 51 , 52
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INCREASED USE ABROAD. 53 , 55
Advertising 53 , 54
ADRIAN ASHTON, F.R.I.B.A. 55
Advertising 55 , 56
Royal Adelaide Exhibition A MILLION VISITORS EXPECTED. 57 , 65
Advertising 58
Californian Home Has “Livability” DAYLIGHT THROUGH THE ROOF. 59
Is Bankstown’s General Hospital a Myth CONSTRUCTION WORK AT STANDSTILL. 59
Advertising 60
New British Lift Installation 61
A School for Glue-Users 61
Eight storey Hotel Building for Perth APPROVAL GRANTED. 61
Advertising 62
A Tiny-space Garden 63
Simplicity in Lighting Fixtures 63
OBITUARY 63
Advertising 64
POTTERY TO BE TAUGHT. At Melbourne Grammar School. 65
Advertising 65 , 66
THE MOOCH OF LIFE SYSTEMATICALLY KILLING PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. 67 , 69
Advertising 68
“FOR HE IS GREATEST WHO SERVETH BEST." 69
BOARD ON BOARD. 69
THE GREEN BELT. 69
Advertising 70
NEW DRY ROCK DRILLING METHOD. 70
A PRACTICAL INVESTIGATION ON DISCOMFORT GLARE 71 , 72 , 73 , 74
Advertising 74
AUSTRALIA IS BEST PREFAB. PROSPECT. 74
ECONOMY OF STEEL IN BUILDING. 74
THE J. G. FULLER COMPANY. 74
NEW TOWNS 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 81 , 82
Advertising 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82
U.S. Develops lts Airports FOR JET-DRIVEN TRANSPORT. 83
Advertising 83 , 84 , 85
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HURSTVILLE. 86
Advertising 86
300,000 HOMES A YEAR IS BRITISH HOUSING TARGET. 87 , 88
Advertising 87
MODERN N.Z. MOTOR CAMP. 88
VALUES 88
Advertising 88
Paint is Older Than History ORIGINS OF ONE OF THE OLDEST INDUSTRIES. 89 , 90
Advertising 90
Applied Chromatics 90 , 91
Advertising 91
NEWCASTLE WATER SUPPLY. 91
CHIVALRY. 91
Advertising 91 , 92
The Mechanisation of Small Building Jobs THE WORK OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF WORKS FIELD TEST UNIT. 93 , 94 , 95 , 96
Advertising 93 , 94 , 95
PORTRAIT OF A TOWN THE PHENOMENAL LEVITTOWN. 96
Los Angeles Two-Level Store “AN ADVENTURE IN SHOPPING” 97
Advertising 97
VANDALISM AT BANKSTOWN. 97
THERE ARE STILL NAILS THAT COST KINGDOMS. 98
Advertising 98
Cheaper Houses For Britons ? 98
“House-Workless” House 98
Index to Advertisers 98 , 99
Advertising 100
Building : the magazine for the architect, builder, property owner and merchant. View Catalogue 1

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Master Builders' Federation of Australia & Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia (N.S.W.). (1942). Building and engineering Retrieved August 15, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-299584519

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Master Builders' Federation of Australia and Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia (N.S.W.). Building and engineering Sydney: Building Pub, 1942. Web. 15 August 2026 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-299584519>

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Master Builders' Federation of Australia & Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia (N.S.W.). 1942, Building and engineering Building Pub, Sydney viewed 15 August 2026 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-299584519

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  | issue=(25 February, 1952)
  | location=Sydney
  | publisher=Building Pub
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