Building and engineering

Call Number
N 690.6 BUI
Created/Published
Sydney : Building Pub., 1942-1952
Issue
(June 24,1949)
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Contents

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 JUNE 21
ST. MARY'S BASILICA, SYDNEY THE GRACE OF THE GOTHIC. 22
CLOISTERS AND GARGOYLES 23
MCGIRR COURT NICHOLSON STREET, BALMAIN, SYDNEY. 24
HOUSING THE PEOPLE IN MODERN FLATS OFFICIALLY OPENED ON APRIL 9th., 1949, BY THE PREMIER OF N.S.W. 25
THOSE WERE THE DAYS! 26
“BELIEVE IT OR NOT.” Death of Ripley. 26
DEFEATING DIPHTHERIA IN BRITAIN. 26
WILL FINE HOMES LIKE THIS COME AGAIN? 27
NEWCASTLE WAR MEMORIAL CULTURAL CENTRE. Library Foundation Stone Set by Governor. 27
AN INTERESTING POST-WAR UNDERTAKING A FORMIDABLE MOVING PROJECT. 28
Erecting and Moving a Huge Aircraft Hangar FROM ROSE BAY TO MASCOT, SYDNEY. 29
SWITZERLAND IN PICTURES THUMBNAIL ILLUSTRATIONS FROM a SWISS CALENDAR. 30
PORTUGAL'S HOUSING PROJECTS 31
MODERN EDUCATION IN PORTUGAL 32
TWO FINE NEWCASTLE HOMES 33
THE DUNLOP ORGANISATION IN .AUSTRALIA 34 , 35
RECORD FIRE ALARMS IN 1948. 8460 in Sydney. 35
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING HOW IT AFFECTS THE COMMUNITY. 36 , 37 , 38
AWARDS TO PROGRESSIVE COUNCILS. 1948 Bluett Memorial Awards. 38 , 39
B.G.E. EXECUTIVES VISITING ENGLAND. 39
“TAVERN CARS” FOR ENGLISH TRAINS. 39
PLYSYL FORMEWORK PANELS 40
FORECOURT FOR MELBOURNE’S SHRINE ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION FOR DESIGN ANNOUNCED. To Commemorate 1939-45 War. 41
QUEENSLAND BUILDING PROGRAMME. Increased by 15 Per Cent, in 1948. 41
Illuminating Engineering Society of Aust. – N.S.W. 42
Colour, Texture And Pattern In Interior Design 43 , 44 , 45
PROMENADE BUS SHELTERS FOR WYNYARD. Approved by City Council. 45
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF FRANCE 46
REPLANNING OUR TOWNS AND COUNTRYSIDE 47 , 48
SOME FIGURES ON AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT. 49
BOOK REVIEW ROOF CARPENTRY. 50
GARDEN BEAUTY 50
RUST—THE DESTROYER. Metalium Liquid Armour Paint. 51
IMPROVEMENTS TO BRITISH AIRFIELDS. 51
ECONOMY IN THE USE OF STEEL Recommendations of British Steel Economy Committee. 52 , 53 , 54
CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME. 54
BRITISH STEEL NATIONALISATION A FATAL BLUNDER. Lord Bruce Attacks Nationalisation. 54
Advertising 55
BUILDING ROUNDABOUT BITS AND PIECES FROM HERE AND THERE 56 , 57
Advertising 57 , 58
DEVELOPING NORTHERN AUSTRALIA The British Meat Contract. 59
INLAND ABATTOIRS URGENTLY NEEDED. Queensland Cattlemen’s Opinion. 59
AD INFINITUM. 59
Advertising 60
another control discarded The Petrol Rationing Judgment. 61
WOMAN PLANNING OFFICER IN SCOTLAND. 61
Advertising 62
TO DEFEAT THE "RACKETS" BUILDING INDUSTRY SPOKESMEN BROADCAST APPEAL FOR REGISTRATION OF BUILDERS Broadcast by L. G. Smith and Stewart Fraser. 63 , 65 , 67
Advertising 64 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 70
AUSTRALIAN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS. Proposed Handbook by C.S.I.R.O. 67
TEACHING CHILDREN TO STEAL. 67
WAR SERVICE MEDALS TO BE INSCRIBED. 69
PERSONAL 69
BRITISH POPULATION ESTIMATES. Details of Local Populations. 69
OLD TOORAK MANSION SOLD. Valued at £50,000. 71
MUNICIPAL LUXURY FLATS FOR GLASGOW. 71
Advertising 72
MANUFACTURE OF STOVES IN AUSTRALIA. Annual Demand, 130,000 Units. 73
AUSTRALIAN FACTORY OUTPUT £1,209,000,000. 73
Advertising 74
LESSONS FROM AMERICA MR. O. D. A. OBERG ADDRESSES BUILDING INDUSTRY CONGRESS 75 , 77
Advertising 76 , 78
REJUVENATION OF OLD HOMES A JUDICIOUS AMENDMENT TO L.G. ACT 79
INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTURE IN BRITAIN. Exhibition at the R.I.B.A. 79 , 81
Advertising 80
GOOD LIGHT IS FAR CHEAPER THAN BAD SIGHT. Some Useful Hints. 81
Advertising 81
HISTORIC CIRCULAR QUAY TWENTIETH CENTURY CHANGES 82 , 83
Advertising 82
WATER AND THE INLAND 83 , 84
Advertising 83 , 84
FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN, 1951. Project Architects Selected. 84
Advertising 84
BOOK REVIEW MODERN SHOP FRONT CONSTRUCTION. 85
£35,000,000 FOR HOUSING. 85
Advertising 85 , 86
A TRANSPORT COMMISSION The British Experts’ Report. 87
BUILDING IN QUEENSLAND. 87
SATIRICAL. 87
Better Packaging Urged tn A Topsy Turvey World 88 , 89 , 90 , 91
Advertising 88 , 90
THREE ENGINEERS HONOURED. At Institution of Engineers Perth Conference. 91
WAR SERVICE HOMES. No Reduction in Interest Rate. 91
WOMEN AND CHILDREN PAY FOR MEN’S STRIKES 91 , 92
Advertising 92
NOAH’S ARK IN FACT AND FANCY. 92 , 93
BRITISH BUILDING COMPANY IN S.A. First Homes Completed. 93
Advertising 93 , 94
THE COLOUR OF FLUORESCENT LAMPS. 94 , 95
THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL. The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. 95
MACHINERY FOR THE MODERN KITCHEN, Washing Up and Potato Peeling. 96 , 97
Advertising 96
TELEVISION PROPOSALS ANNOUNCED BY GOVERNMENT. Service Envisaged in Two Years. 97
AUSTRALIAN MECHANICS PLEASE NOTE! 97
Advertising 97 , 98
BITS & PIECES 98 , 99
Is The Larger Earth Tank An Effective Challenge To Drought? Ilfracombe (Central Western Queensland) Shire Council Sets a New Standard. 100 , 101
FAMOUS METALLURGIST J. H. Brinell and F. Osmond 101
BRITISH SHIPYARDS’ TARGET FOR 1949. 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 9, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-302027430

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