Building and engineering

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N 690.6 BUI
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Sydney : Building Pub., 1942-1952
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(July 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 JULY 21
1947 AWARD TO ORIENT BUILDING R.I.B.A. ARCHITECTURE BRONZE MEDAL 22
The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane OFFICIALLY OPENED ON MAY 5th., 1949, BY MR. E. M. HANLON. PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND ARCHITECTS; HENNESSY, HENNESSY & CO. 23 , 24
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ST. LUCIA, BRISBANE. FIRST SECTION OFFICIALLY OPENED. 25 , 26
Adrian Ashton to visit Great Britain ASSOCIATE EDITOR HONOURED BY BRITISH COUNCIL. 26
MODERN SYDNEY INDUSTRIAL BUILDING 27
COURTAULDS’ CHAIRMAN ADVISES AGAINST EXPANSION AT PRESENT. 27
NEW SHOE FACTORY FOR BALLARAT. 27
FLATS CAN BE BEAUTIFUL! SOME ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLES. VICTORIA HAS GOOD IDEAS. 28 , 29
GREAT BRITAIN TACKLES THE HOUSING PROBLEM 750,000 HOMES BUILT SINCE WAR. 30 , 31
STANDING DOWN OF APPRENTICES. As Result of Coal Strike. 31
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY COUNCIL. Parliamentarians Appointed. 31
MORE TUBES FOR LONDON. Another Fifty-Five Miles, 31 , 32 , 33
THE HISTORY OF THE KREMLIN 800 YEARS OF RUSSIAN HISTORY. 33
PATTERN STAINING IN BUILDINGS HOW TO OVERCOME THIS PROBLEM. Data from British Building Research Station. 34
MELBOURNE MARKETS COMPETITION CLOSES. Thirty-Seven Entries Received. 34
HOLIDAY CENTRES IN OTHER LANDS 35
VICTORIA BARRACKS, SYDNEY. No Removal Proposals at Present. 35
ELECTRIC POWER FOR WINDMILLS. Experimental Mill in Scotland. 35
AUSTRALIA’S MANUFACTURING ECONOMY DEPARTMENT OF POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION REVIEW Pungent Criticism by Mr. Holt 36 , 37 , 38
STEEL HOUSES. 38
The Importance of Architecture and Its Place in the Community 39 , 40 , 41
SHELL REFINERY AT GEELONG. British Engineer Arrives to Take Charge. 41
PARTING OF THE WAYS THE MINERS AND THE COMMUNITY 42
COOL COLOURS-WARM COLOURS NEW STUDIES ON INFRA-RED RADIATION 43 , 44
EXPANKO CORK FLOOR. A Versatile Material. 44
THE BRITISH NATIONAL PARKS ACT. Assuring the Preservation of Beautiful Britain. 45
SYDNEY’S PARKING PROBLEMS. The Editor, “Construction.” 46
VICTORIA ABOLISHES PROPERTY PRICE CONTROL. To Eliminate Black-Market. 46
VICTORIAN COMMONWEALTH WORKS DIRECTOR. The Late Mr. H. J. Mackennal. 46
Illuminating Engineering Society of Aust.-N.S.W. Report from Council, July, 1949. 47
NEW PLASTIC PROTECTIVE. For Delicate Metallic Articles. 47
Twenty-Five Years of Electric Lamp Development G.E.C. TRACE OSRAM PROGRESS 48 , 49 , 50
BRISBANE ALDERMEN DO THEMSELVES WELL. Salary Increases and Gold Passes. 50
Building Research and Development In Great Britain FIRST REPORT OF NEW ADVISORY COUNCIL 51
New Machines. 52
STREET LIGHTS DIMMER IN MELBOURNE. 52
MUNITIONS ESTABLISHMENTS FOR CIVIL PRODUCTION. 8,000,000 Square Feet Utilised. 52
PERSONAL. 52
Victorian Property Price Control Abolished B.I. C. PLAYS IMPORTANT PART 53
BOOK REVIEW. The Law and Procedure at Meetings. 54
LIBRARIES FOR BRISBANE. Lord Mayor Advances £50,000 a Year. 54
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY TO INSTAL FIRE ALARM. To Cost £4600. 54
Advertising 55
BUILDING ROUNDABOUT BITS AND PIECES FROM HERE AND THERE 56 , 57
Advertising 58
APPEAL FOR "A GLAD HAND" INDUSTRY NEEDS NEW AUSTRALIANS. 59 , 61 , 63
Advertising 60 , 62
NEW PARK FOR ADELAIDE. Public-Spirited Gift by Miss Ferguson. 63
A SPECIAL GARDEN FOR THE BLIND. 63
Advertising 64
“SNOWCEM” DECORATIVE WATER-PROOF CEMENT PAINT. 65
THE PULSATING CITY. The Stacato “Stand-by.” 65
RECORD BRITISH STEEL PRODUCTION. 65
MASTER BUILDERS AND EXCHANGE GOLF CLUB. Golf Day at Cromer. 65
£75,000 FOR SYDNEY UNIVERSITY. Special Government Grant. 65
Advertising 66
NEW HOT WATER SYSTEMS CUT IN VICTORIA. None From July, 1951. 67
STUDENTS PLAN ART GALLERY. Adelaide University Project. 67
THE LATE R. G. GROUT. Sudden Death of Well-known Architect. 67
IRON KNOB STRIKE SETTLED. 67
MOBILE HOME FOR BUILDERS. British Firm’s Innovation. 67
Advertising 68
THE A.M.P. CENTENARY. Mutual Company Founded on December 28th, 1848. 68
THE N.S.W. UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. First Council Appointed. 69
FRANCE SEES THE LIGHT. Socialism in Reverse. 69
WHAT THE COAL CRISIS MEANS. Affect on Building Industry. 69 , 71
Advertising 69 , 70 , 72
COAL FIGURES The Public Pays for Outlawry. 73 , 75
Advertising 74
QANTAS PIONEER RETIRING Mr. W. A. Baird. 75
SNOWY RIVER HYDRO-ELECTRIC AUTHORITY. 75
NEVER TOO YOUNG FOR MEDAL. 75
THE LATE T. C. BEIRNE. Leaves £1,247,880. 75
Advertising 76
NO. 10 DOWNING STREET. Hundreds of Years of British History. 77
ANOTHER WINDFALL FOR THE BRITISH TREASURY. 77
Advertising 77 , 78
BOOK REVIEW. ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE 79 , 81 , 82
Advertising 80 , 81
WORLD’S CHEAPEST TELEVISION SET. E.M.I. Startles Britain’s Radio Industry. 82
PREPARING FOR FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN. Blitz Debris Makes Site. 82
Advertising 82
NEW LONDON CONCERT HALL. For 1951 Festival of Britain. 83
IMPORTANT PARRAMATTA PROPERTY SALE. Shop and Offices Bring £50,000. 83
SANDWICH PANELS. A Housing Service. 83
LEIGH CREEK CAPACITY. One Million Tons a Year for Twenty-Five Years. 84
GORDON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Plant for Textile College. 84
Advertising 84
GAS PIPE LINE. 85
CONCERNING WALLPAPER. 85
Advertising 85 , 86
THE REPAIR OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES PAPER BY BRITISH STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. 87 , 88 , 89 , 91
Advertising 88 , 89 , 90
PRE-FAB. VILLAGE FOR ISRAEL. 91
ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY. ELECTS NEW OFFICERS. 91
THREE-LEVEL ROAD. 91
“OR PERISH BY MUTUAL DESTRUCTION.” 91
Advertising 92
STANDARDS ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR HONOURED. W. R. Hebblewhite President Institution of 92
HIGH FINANCE. 92
MAKING PAINT THE SCIENCE OF SURFACE PROTECTION 93 , 94 , 95
Advertising 94
THE VOCABULARY OF COLOUR. 96
Advertising 96
LOSSES AT CANBERRA BRICKWORKS. Questions in House. 97
BROADCAST CONTROL BOARD. R. B. Mair, Director of Technical Services 97
Advertising 97 , 98
SHALL WE CONDEMN PLYWOOD ? The Importance of Adhesives. 98 , 99
THE LATE HAROLD MEGGITT. 99
Advertising 100
BITS & PIECES 100 , 101
Advertising 101
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 102 , 103
Advertising 102 , 104

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