ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection
HMSS 0273 Government Housing in Canberra 1962
Call Number | HMSS 0273 |
|---|---|
Collection | Government Housing in Canberra 1962 |
Date Range | 1960-1962 |
Quantity | 0.09m (1 manuscript box) |
Access Conditions | open |
Copying conditions | with attribution |
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In 1963, the Department of Defence moved its operations to Canberra. In anticipation of moving their family to Canberra, Dorothy Wood and her husband Alan Wood, visited in 1962.
They took photographs of the government housing types, known locally as "guvvies", available to them on transfer and collected publications and ephemera about government housing in Canberra, planning regulations and Department of Defence entitlements.
Item Number | Description | Quantity | Date Range |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | National Capital Development Commission. Fifth Annual Report | 1 | 1962 |
2 | Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Supply, Stores and Transport Branch, Hand Book. Guidance to Commonwealth Officers and Service Personnel having household furniture and effects removed or stored at Commonwealth expense. booklet | 1 | 1961 |
3 | National Capital Development Commission. Building Your Home in Canberra. booklet | 1 | circa 1961 |
4 | National Capital Development Commission. Build Your Own Timber Carport. booklet | 1 | circa 1960 |
5 | National Capital Development Commission. Build Your Own Timber Garage. booklet | 1 | circa 1960 |
6 | Department of Defence. Information Circular No. 3. Transfer to Canberra – Sixth Move. Conditions governing Transfer of Civilian Staff. | 1 | 27/08/1962 |
7 | Canberra Move – Household Items. Additional Items (table of household furnishings and fittings, name of supplier and amount of subsidy available) | 1 | 1962 |
8 | Education in the ACT. General Information Bulletin. Primary Schools | 1 | circa 1962 |
9 | Information concerning the Housing Loans Scheme in the Australian Capital Territory | 1 | circa 1962 |
10 | Parks and Gardens Section Department of the Interior. Trees and Shrubs 1961 | 1 | 1961 |
11 | Department of Defence. Information Circular No. 10.14th December 1962. Sixth Canberra Move. Delivery of Furniture, Signing of Tenancy Agreements, etc. | 1 | 1962 |
12 | Floor plan and elevation of house type A52 | 1 | circa 1962 |
13 | Floor plans of house type 404, 403, 405, 406, 407, 410, 411, 413, 412, 414, F, H, K, L, M, N, T, W, U, V | 1 | circa 1962 |
14 | Floor plans and elevations of house types 1/2BV, E2BV, 401, 408/2BV | 1 | circa 1962 |
15 | Floor plans and elevations of house types 406/4BV, 407/4BV, 411/4BV, F/4BV | 1 | circa 1962 |
16 | Sixth Flight. Department of Navy – Department of Army. Transfer from Melbourne. Summary of houses Available | 1 | 1962 |
17 | Block and Section plans of Watson, Downer, Lyneham, Ainslie, Campbell and Red Hill. The Woods have annotated the plans with housing types and their impressions. (The photographs in this collection are referred to on the plans) | 1 | 1962 |
18 | Transit List. Locality, block, section, address and rent payable. Annotated with some names of occupants | 1 | 1962 |
19 | Black and White photographs of available houses taken by Alan Woods |
| 1962 |
| Type 412R, 32 Knox Street, Watson | 1 | 1962 |
| Type 403, 51 Atherton Street, Downer | 1 | 1962 |
| Kitchen Type K | 1 | 1962 |
| Type L-R, 14 Pera Place Red Hill | 1 | 1962 |
| Kitchen Type G | 1 | 1962 |
| Type 410, 47 Molesworth Street, Watson | 1 | 1962 |
| Type 409R, 11 Hood Place, Watson | 1 | 1962 |
| Type L, Rear View, 8 Endeavour Street, Red Hill | 1 | 1962 |
| Type G-R, 7 Cooper Place, Watson | 1 | 1962 |
| Type 410R, Rear View, 11 Molesworth Street, Watson | 1 | 1962 |
| Type K, 15 Fox Place, Lyneham | 1 | 1962 |
| Type K, 24 Winnecke Street, Ainslie | 1 | 1962 |
| Type G – R, 31 Woolcock Street, Watson, rear view | 1 | 1962 |
| Type 412 – A, 79 and 81 Atherton Street, Downer | 1 | 1962 |
| Unlabelled photo | 1 | 1962 |