Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Housing Commission dwellings go up in East Coburg, January 1946



Age, 12 January 1946


The State Library of Victoria has some interesting images of the newly constructed buildings in this Housing Commission Estate, all by photographer Lyle Fowler and all donated in 1994 by local man Harold Paynting. They include:


Newly completed houses, c1945-1949. 
Image H94/150/96. Courtesy State Library of Victoria.


Kitchen interior. Note the ice chest to the left of the sink. 
Image H94/150/18. Courtesy State Library of Victoria.


Bathroom interior. Note the gas bath heater and the pedestal basin. All the mod cons! 
Image H94/150/19. Courtesy State Library of Victoria.



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