Building and engineering

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N 690.6 BUI
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Sydney : Building Pub., 1942-1952
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(February 24,1949)
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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 , 19 , 20
CONTENTS FOR FEBRUARY 21
Remarkable Expansion of Boys’ Town, Nebraska, U.S.A. $6,000,000 ON BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT. 26 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 27
AMERICA'S BOYS' TOWN 28
NEW HOMES AT TOM UGLY'S POINT 29
REPAIRING ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL. 29
NEW ENGINEERING PREMISES 30
PROFESSOR DENIS WINSTON 30
The Charm of the Chandelier BRITISH DESIGN STILL CREATES GLISTENING BEAUTY. 31
FACTORY – BUILT HOMES IN CANADA FAIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES USES ASSEMBLY LINE PRINCIPLE. 32 , 34
CANADIAN "PRE-FAB" 33
BRICKMAKING IN THE ’FIFTIES. 34
The New R.M.S. Edinburgh Castle MODERN LIGHTING INSTALLATION. 35
MR. H. C. WALKER RETIRES. 35
THE CHARACTERISTIC ARCHITECTURE OF FINLAND 36 , 37
SOIL EROSION. Advice from Overseas’ Experts. 37 , 38
The Daylighting of Factories 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43
BUILDER MIGRANTS ARRIVE. 43
RECORD SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. 43
NEW ADDRESS. 43
Building Industry Congress 44 , 45
VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT BUYS MANSION FOR NURSES. £14,000 for Kew Home. 45
OLYMPIC CABLES LIMITED. 45 , 46
THE GARDEN IS PART OF THE HOME ENHANCING THE BEAUTY OF THE HOUSE. 47 , 50
HOUSE MD OAR HEN 48 , 49
R.I.B.A. FELLOWS AND ASSOCIATES. 50
STOP THAT MAN! 50 , 51
NEW VICTORIAN HOSPITALS. £4,573,000 to be Spent. 51
HOUSING TARGETS. 42,000 for 1947-48 51
NATIONAL THEATRE FOR BRITAIN. To Cost £1.000,000 51
The National Capital and Water Power THE GENESIS OF A MOUNTAIN LAKE. 52 , 53
250 HOUSES FOR GEELONG. Prefabrics and Semi-fabrics. 53
BOARD OF ARCHITECTS OF N.S.W. Cobden Parkes New President. 54
MORE WATER PIPES SOON. S. & L. Double Capacity. 54
COOPER LOUVRES. Now in Aluminium. 54
ARCHITECTS’ REPRESENTATIVE ON B.I. C. 54
THE CORPS OF COMMISSIONAIRES (Inc.) New South Wales 54
Advertising 55 , 56
BUILDING ROUNDABOUT BITS AND PIECES FROM HERE AND THERE 57
Advertising 58
THE CALIFORNIAN BUNGALOW ITS ORIGIN AND DECLINE. 59
A GRIM OUTLOOK. 59
Advertising 60
THE DOUBLE SPIRAL 61 , 63
Advertising 62
24,000 TONS OF WIRE-NETTING. Import Licences Issued. 63
Victorian State Electricity Commission New Chairman at £6,000 p.a. Sought. 63
Advertising 63 , 64
MUNICIPAL FINANCE INCREASE IN COSTS BRING HIGHER RATES. Annual Report of Mosman Council. 65 , 67
Advertising 66
BUILDING COSTS WORRY QUEENSLAND BUILDERS. 17½ Per Cent. Increase in 1948. 67
TO STUDY BRITISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Mr. Mainerd Visiting England. 67
BUILDING IN RANDWICK. Buoyant Figures. 67
Advertising 68
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT INCREASES. 69
BRITISH JET CARS THIS YEAR. 69
BRISBANE PROPERTY SALE. 69
METAL MANUFACTURES AND AUSTRAL BRONZE. 69
Advertising 69 , 70
PUBLIC LIGHTING Developments Discussed at the British Association of Public Lighting Engineers’ Conference. 71 , 73
Advertising 71 , 72 , 74
RESEARCH ON BUILDING MATERIALS. 75 , 77 , 79 , 81 , 82 , 83
Advertising 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 83 , 84
BRITAIN ACHIEVES FIRST HOUSING TARGET 85
DEFENCE SCIENTIST APPOINTED. Mr. W. A. S. Butement. 85
SOIL SURVEY IN ADELAIDE. House Foundations to be Studied. 85
Advertising 85 , 86
JOINT COAL BOARD First Annual Report. 87 , 88 , 89
Advertising 88
PERSONAL. 89
POWER RATIONING 89 , 90
Advertising 90
POWER STATION AT HUME WEIR. £2,100,000 Authorised. 90
THE PLANNING INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. Annual Report. 91
A STUDY IN CONTRASTS. Steam Cleaning Buildings. 91
MICHAEL WATERHOUSE, PRESIDENT R.I.B.A. Three Generations of Presidents. 91
GUN WITHOUT A RECOIL. Bofors Latest. 91
Advertising 91 , 92
THE BRITISH CERAMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. 92 , 93
CELLULAR CONCRETE. Versatile Building Material. 93
Advertising 93 , 94
REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS. Use in Multi-Storey Dwellings. 94 , 95
Lightweight Building Materials 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100
Advertising 96 , 97 , 98
LINSEED OIL SUPPLIES. Shortages Likely to be Overcome. 100
SIR JOHN SULMAN MEDAL. 1948 Jury Appointed. 100
MALLEABLE PIPE FITTINGS. New £160,000 Factory for Adelaide. 101
EIGHT FOOT CEILINGS. Housing Commission Call Tenders. 101
THE CITY OF MELBOURNE HANDBOOK. 1948-49. 101
Advertising 101
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 102 , 103
Advertising 102 , 104

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Master Builders' Federation of Australia & Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia (N.S.W.). (1942). Building and engineering Retrieved February 12, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-301305379

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