Building, lighting and engineering

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N 690.6 BUI
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Sydney : Building Pub., 1952-1968
Issue
(24 June, 1952)
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BUILDING: LIGHTING: ENGINEERING 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18
CONTENTS FOR JUNE 19
THE OLYMPIC GAMES, MELBOURNE, 1956 20 , 21
SOUTH BRISBANE AUXILIARY HOSPITAL NEW ACUTE BLOCK TO BE BUILT. A £2,000,000 Project. 22 , 23
NEW HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER FOR CANADA. 23
OFF-STREET PARKING STATION IN BRAZIL. 23
The Coventry Gauge & Tool Company (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. NEW PLANT AT BANKSTOWN, SYDNEY. PRECISION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT. 24 , 25 , 26 , 27
CHAOS AT THE QUAY RAIL LINK PROMISED IN TWO YEARS. Then: Order, Safety, Swift Transport. 28 , 29
Worl-Wide Construction Skyscrapers Come To Mexico City. 29
FESTIVAL BUILDINGS BEING DEMOLISHED. Dismantling Dome of Discovery. 29
Concealed Lighting for Corner Space 29
WANTED – A BUILDING MASTER PLAN! BRAINS, ORGANISATION, MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE AUSTRALIA MUST USE THEM TO FULLEST. 30 , 31
SECOND AUSTRALIAN PLANNING CONGRESS. 31
THE NEW STATE HOSPITAL IN KUWAIT DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL ARAB STATE. 31
New Doulton Pottery Works 85ft. SPAN PRECAST FRAMING. 32
World-Wide Housing Problems 32
Need For Harder Work 32
BRITAIN’S FIFTH T.V. STATION TO OPEN SHORTLY. 32
I.E.S. AWARD FOR MERITORIOUS LIGHTING. Industrial Lighting for 1952. 33
Britain’s Largest Pre-Stressed Roof CLEAR AREA OF 300ft. BY 150ft. 33
FIREPLACES TO SUIT ALL TASTES 34
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST "ROTOLACTOR” NATION’S LARGEST DAIRY INSTALLATION Is Monument To Initiative and Enterprise. 35 , 36 , 39 , 41
INGENIOUS ROTOLACTOR 36
Advertising 37 , 38 , 39 , 40
T.V. “CITY” FOR LONDON. 41
Advertising 41
Illuminating Engineering Society of Aust. – N.S.W. 42 , 43
LIGHTING THE RETAIL STORE Paper No. Is THE SEEING PROBLEMS OF THE RETAIL STORE. 43 , 44
LIGHT AND STORE LAYOUT AND DESIGN. 44 , 45
LIGHT, AND STORE SALES. 45 , 46
LIGHT, AND STORE DISPLAYS. 46 , 47
LIGHT, AND STORE ADVERTISING. 47 , 48
LIGHT, AND STAFF MORALS AND EFFICIENCY. 48 , 49
LIGHT, AND STORE MAINTENANCE. 49
LIGHT, AND STORE ECONOMICS 50
Builders’ Leader Honoured 0.B.E. FOR Mr. FRED WILSON. 51
Timber Preservation Prevents Fungi and Decay 51 , 53
Advertising 52
Camera In Industry Does Many Jobs Cheaply 53
THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS. Course at University College, London. 53
Advertising 54
IMPRESSIONS OF THE WEST “PROGRESS AND ENTERPRISE EVIDENT”, SAYS MR. MILES. Success of Builders’ Registration. 55 , 57
Advertising 56
FIREPROOF “SANDWICH" DOOR. 57
MEASURING AIR IN CONCRETE. 57
Building A New Britain 57 , 59
Advertising 58
Corrosion of Steel in Steel Houses British Research Report. 59
Humanity in Housing Britain Cares For Aged. 59
THE EFFICIENT USE OF STEEL IN BUILDING. 59
Baxter’s Stone Breakers 59
BOOK REVIEW. 60
1952 ARCHITECTS’ CONVENTION. Brisbane, November 10th – 15th. 60
War Service Homes Set Record 60
Advertising 60
Rowco Night Light Box Useful New Fitting. 61
Few Buyers for Commission Homes 61
HUGE NEW FLUORESCENT TUBE PLANT Makes Britain Independent. 61
The Quality of Mercy 61
Advertising 62
N.Z. Launches Kaingaroa Forest Project 63
The World of Science 63 , 65
Advertising 64
BRITAIN S NEW TOWNS PROGRESS. 65
Advertising 65 , 66
A Civic Survey and Plan for the City and Royal Burgh of Edinburgh 67 , 68
WORLD-WIDE CONSTRUCTION THE ST. LOUIS FREIGHT TERMINAL. 68
THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY, NEW YORK. Remarkable Growth. 68
AMERICAN ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY Reports Remarkable Lighting Progress. 69
PROTECT YOUR HOME AGAINST BUSH-FIRES. Precautions To Be Taken. 69
NEW ZEALAND HOUSING CONTRACTS TO BRITISH FIRMS. 69
Advertising 69 , 70
THE ALUMINIUM HOUSE 71
Dramatic Emphasis in Lighting REMARKABLE AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT. 72
THE IMPORTANCE OF BETTER LIGHTING. The Task of the Lighting Industry. 72
THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. 1952 Office-bearers. 72
BRITISH PLANNING IDEAS FOR AUSTRALIA? 73 , 74 , 75 , 80 , 81
Advertising 74 , 75
What's Going On in the World To-day 76
What's Going On in the World To-day 77
OTHER DAYS-OTHERS WAYS 78
BUILDING OF YESTERDAY 79
Advertising 80
Increase In Building Fees Lodging Plans With Councils. 81
OBITUARY. 81
Advertising 81
COMMONWEALTH ENGINEERING SHARE ISSUE. 81
Advertising 81
Advertising 82
Danger of Buildings Without Windows 83
HUGE HOSPITAL DEFICIT. 83
Olympic Stadium Helsinki 83
OUR COVER 83
FACTS AND FIGURES. 83
Real Estate Institute New Secretary Appointed. 84
SYDNEY STUDENT WINS BIG U.S. AWARD. 84
Advertising 84
Building Controls Eased CABINET LIFTS RESTRICTIONS. 85 , 86
Advertising 85
Randwick Council Community Hotel Extension of Time Granted. 86
CONCRETE SHELL ROOF CONSTRUCTION. London Symposium. 86
Advertising 86
Northumberland County Council Adopts Full Scheme Will Cost £1 Million to Implement. 87
RECOVERING REINFORCEMENT FROM CONCRETE PILES. 87
Advertising 87
Work Available for Building Tradesmen Says B.I.C. Executive Director. 88
Aluminium Weatherboard House “Tailor-made” for Australian Climate. 88 , 89
Advertising 88
DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROLS. 89
Advertising 89
HOUSING AT THE RIGHT RENTS. Recent British Conference. 89
Advertising 89
TRENDS IN LIGHTING 90
“Homes For All” Should Be National Cry. 90
BRITISH VICTORY IN PERSIA. 90
Mystery of Vanished Skyscraper Riddle Unsolved After 40 Years. 91
Advertising 91
POMPEII IS COMING BACK. Ghost City Rises Again. 91 , 92
Advertising 92
Constructional Activity Means Industrial Prosperity 92 , 93
Advertising 93 , 94
Effect of Rising Prices on Housing In New British Towns Development. 94
BOOK REVIEW. 95
TOWER CRANE FOR LONDON. Continental Practice Adopted. 95
Advertising 95
Work Proceeding on Luxury Flats 95 , 96 , 97
Advertising 95
Cookers for the Blind New British Development. 98
How Registration of Builders Protects Public A West Australian Instance. 98
Index to Advertise 98 , 99
Advertising 100

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Master Builders' Federation of Australia & Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia (N.S.W.). (1952). Building, lighting and engineering Retrieved December 9, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-299743065

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Master Builders' Federation of Australia and Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia (N.S.W.). Building, lighting and engineering Sydney: Building Pub, 1952. Web. 9 December 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-299743065>

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