It offered the prospective home builder an architectural advisory service, a range of stock plans, and specially prepared plans drawn to the client’s individual requirements. I started at the Central State School in 1943, two years before the war ended. First home buyers will find an enchanting 1950s starter home with potential to grow. A new plan was published each week in the local newspaper, the Cumberland Argus. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection. I accepted the uniforms of the servicemen, the military vehicles, the warships in the bay and the planes flying overhead as a normal part of my life. For most women, the position of housewife gave them complete responsibility for the day to day management of the home. Eeles, Practical Homes, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1947. Home design in the 1940s, especially in the kitchen, represented a rapid shift. See library catalogue record for more information. Without the specific ration coupons, you could not buy the goods you wanted. In terms of home design, 1930s architecture in Australia continued the trends seen in the 1920s, with a renewed focus on pared-back and austere design. Detail from: Architects' signature plans: Series 3: March 1959, Australian Women's Weekly, Sydney, 1959. ‘Your own home – build it yourself’, house design by W Watson Sharp, Australian House and Garden, February 1952, pp.16-17. The 1940s–1960s style was built from World War 2 until the 1960s and is typified by the early state house style. In February 1952 Australian House and Garden published plans for the first of its ‘Build-it-yourself’ homes. Small Homes Service design published in Australian Home Beautiful, December 1953, pp. Folded booklet of 20 home plans produced for the Grace Bros Home Plans Service in association with the Sunday Telegraph. A specification of works is also available. Following the austerity of war, Australians in the 1950s were focused more than ever on building families and homes. Though layout and form varied, common themes included fairly small size, efficient layout, orientation for sun, small windows and a roof with a 30-degree pitch. [RB 728.6 DAI]. A man's wage was usually sufficient to support the whole family. Watson Sharp’s designs were presented as unpretentious modern homes intended to suit Australian conditions. William Watson Sharp (1905–1984) was a Sydney architect and architecture writer. Designs were displayed at the Small Homes Bureau or published in the Sun-Herald anonymously, but architects received royalties from the sale of their plans. ‘A creation for modern living’, from H L Divola, Truth’s home plans book: selected designs from Anthony Hordern’s Home Plans Bureau, Invincible Press, Sydney, 1954. Fortunately, the only two Air Raids on Townsville were by isolated aircraft and caused little or no damage. H L Divola, Truth home plan book, Invincible Press, Sydney, 1951. See more ideas about 1940s home, vintage house, vintage interiors. R.L. We did not experience manufactured toys until after the war. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection. While these days just about everybody has a mobile phone, in the 1940s most houses didn't have a phone at all. My father was a volunteer Air-raid Warden, whose job it was to go out with a steel helmet on, when the Air-raid Siren sounded, and scour our neighbourhood for any sign of light escaping from any of the blacked out houses, and to watch for any explosions or fires. It's funny that they always asked to use the phone, not your phone, almost as if, even though you owned it, it was community property. The service, located on the fifth floor of David Jones’ George Street department store, was geared to providing designs for low-cost houses for the average wage earner. 20-21. The house won the Sir John Sulman Medal in 1951 and is today preserved as a museum as a very influential house. Its success led to the publication and sale by Australian House and Garden of more plans for small homes, and gave rise to a series of booklets. The Austere style reflected the lack of availability of building materials and labour in the years following World War II. People pulled together and shared what they had, to make things a bit easier for all. These services commonly offered a complete set of house plans and specifications, prepared by an architect, at a fraction of the normal cost. The first, issued in 1955, was titled Book of small homes. See library catalogue record for more information. Twenty home plans (detail), published by the Grace Bros Home Plans Service, 1954. Men frequently referred to each other as Mister, unless they were close friends, and women spoke of and to each other as Mrs. even when they were friends and neighbours. Grace Bros opened a second Home Plans Service in September 1957 in the newly built Parramatta store. They were irresistible, if only we could save the few shillings to start a collection. For my part, like all the little boys of my age, I played soldiers, or was the pilot of a Kittyhawk or a Lockheed Lightning, zooming across the sky. An advisory bureau offered assistance to intending home owners on such issues as the selection of plans to suit each site, types of materials required and interior decoration. For architects and prospective homeowners alike, the most seductive promise of the immediate postwar years was the prospect of a clean slate, an opportunity to build new, light-filled, houses appropriate to Australian conditions. The 1940’s house had both an indoor toilet and bathroom which were still quite unusual at that time. The government issued coupons which had to be presented to the shopkeeper when you were buying things like tea, sugar, butter etc. Still there was an importance placed upon formality and good manners that has disappeared today. Its staff included interior decorators and ‘home advisory experts’. Grace Bros Home Plans Service, established in association with the Sunday Telegraph, Sydney, was launched in April 1954 and operated from the ground floor of Grace Bros furniture store in Broadway. See library catalogue record for more information. Bathroom products such as soap and shampoo were rationed from 1942. Rationing was imposed by the Government so that sufficient food and other essential supplies could be reserved for the military. Post-war Sydney Home Plans, 1945 to 1959 For architects and prospective homeowners alike, the most seductive promise of the immediate postwar years was the prospect of a clean slate, an opportunity to build new, light-filled, houses appropriate to Australian conditions. Aug 12, 2020 2:50am. Some partnerships were short-lived – the Sunday Telegraph’s plan service, offered with architect John P Ley in November 1953, lasted only a few months – but the Small Homes Service initiated by the NSW chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, and the plan bureaus established by Grace Brothers and The Australian Women’s Weekly, endured into the 1960s. The 1940s House was nominated for a Huw Weldon Award for Specialist Factual at the 2002 British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs). Since the 1920s 4.3m houses had been built, and by the end of the 1930s one family in three was living in an interwar house. Garages, carports (detail), published by the Grace Bros Home Plans Service, 1960. There were great shortages of food and other essential commodities for civilians during the war. They were issued according to the type, 1lb of butter, 1lb of tea, etc., and the number of coupons for each family was allotted according to the size of the family. ‘Buy the plan and build it’, Australian Women’s Weekly, 11 September 1957. 1 series 5, The Australian Women's Weekly Home Planning Services, Sydney, c1961. The 1940s House was a similar ratings hit in Australia. The Australian architects were S E Ancher, Albert Hanson, Samuel Lipson and Edwin R Orchard from NSW, and Trevor Bain, Robert C Coxhead, Edgar Gurney, John P Mockridge and L E Rowell from Victoria. 728.370994 SPO. Queensland House Designs, 1940 to 1959 Continuing the collection of Queensland House Design catalogues, this page includes documents from 1940 through to 1959. Find the best offers for houses 1950s melbourne. Family living in the first half of the decade saw many people face difficulties beyond measure. Designs of small homes, Sydney, Wunderlich Limited, 1956. In the 1950s the scale of architectural advice available to home builders grew enormously, as architects, department stores, home magazines and the Sunday newspapers formed a series of partnerships to provide home-plan services. The war was a time of worry and heartache for people around the world, but life went on in spite of the senseless, tragic conflict that consumed the lives of so many loved ones, destroyed homes and livelihoods, and scattered families around the globe. In a sea of charming gardens and set back behind a deep veranda and security gates this engaging 1950s renovated 3bedroom charmer is The institute explained to its members that good designs were well worth the time involved. Spooner & C.T. Holiday homes: thirty-five different designs (detail), Grace Bros Home Plans Service in association with the Sunday Telegraph, 1956. The cost of living changed rapidly too, as the servicemen and women returned to their civilian occupations or struck out in new directions. This was described as ‘a simple but adequate home, which any man with common sense and the basic knowledge of the use of tools could build himself’. How we used to hover by the window of Doyle's, in Stokes Street, staring at the beautifully made Dinky cars. The plans published in response were often described as ‘basic’ or ‘minimum’ but were designed to allow for future extension. This post-war decade saw Australian architects and homeowners embrace a wave of modernism. The Small Homes Service designs were widely used. Who: Milliner Carla Murley, her husband Troy, and their young children Ruby and Oscar Where: Beaumaris, Victoria See library catalogue record for more information. A great way to commemorate this time is to collect vintage and retro collectables from the 1940s for your home. From suitcases to tea sets, youre sure to find items that can be enjoyed for many years to come. Architectural competitions called for designs suited to immediate postwar building. It was a service, according to Truth, ‘whereby the man in the street, striving to build his own home, may have the expert help of a leading Australian architect at absolute minimum cost’. It looks like wrapping their heads around the eras is something the teams will struggle with, judging by the tears in the first promo. When girls were getting married, friends would save up some of their coupons for the bride-to-be to help her purchase all the extra things she needed for the start of her married life. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection. Apr 14, 2018 - Also includes 1930s decor. The institute explained to its members that good designs were well worth the time involved. Hanson as joint architects, and dated 23.8.1945. The main objective was to open the house up to create not only a more user friendly layout but a lighter and brighter feel throughout. Ot… Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. See library catalogue record for more information. See library catalogue record for more information. In 1945 he published a guide to Planning home and garden, and Your post-war home, a book of 19 home plans. Australian House & Garden book of 100 ideal home plans, edited by Beryl Guertner, K.G. To find out more, read about Austerity. 21 home plans, Australian Women’s Weekly in association with Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd, Sydney, 1957. The large number of prospective ownerbuilders struggling with shortages of labour and materials made this a highly sought-after home plan. As far as I was concerned, they had always been there. See library catalogue record for more information. It is a statutory authority of, and principally funded by, the New South Wales Government. The war was a time of worry and heartache for people around the world, but life went on in spite of the senseless, tragic conflict that consumed the lives of so many loved ones, destroyed homes and livelihoods, and scattered families around the globe. See library catalogue record for more information. Fuelled by low interest rates, there was also a rise in home ownership, from 10% of families in 1914 to 31% by 1939. I guess there was a common bond between people who were united against a common enemy. By means of questionnaires and polls, newspapers and magazines asked their readers to identify the essentials of the ideal postwar house. The War in the Pacific ended with great relief and celebration. Sep 15, 2018 - Explore Laura's board "1940s House", followed by 541 people on Pinterest. School Days See library catalogue record for more information. washing day. Sometimes there was a cleaning lady to help with the cleaning, or an ironing lady, or someone to help on ... Coastal is a popular style in Australia. See library catalogue record for more information. ), Royal Australian Institute of Architects (NSW chapter), Sydney, c1955. Homes for every taste, no 4, Small Homes Service (N.S.W. The coupons were about half the size of a postage stamp. Please note that this page contains several large embedded documents , give it a minute or two to load before you scroll down. Edited by Beryl Guertner. Children's toys were almost non existent, except for those handed down from older children, or pieced together from bits of wood, string and nails. Other objectives included adding more storage, particularly in the existing two bedrooms which had none, adding a third bedroom/study, a second bathroom, bring the outside laundry inside house and then creating a backyard that could be used for entertaining. This was a publication intended for home builders of ‘moderate means’. From the late 1940s to the 1980s, the first waves of Italian, Greek and Balkan migrants to Australia planted literal and figurative roots that would go on to fundamentally alter cities across the continent. in the 1940s commenced for most children about age five. Fun Activities on offer these Summer holidays, Library treasures on display at Museum of Sydney, ‘Go women!’ Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2020, Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection. See library catalogue record for more information. In late 1956 a new service began in association with Melbourne retailer Myers. This is the era of the 1940’s and 50’s double brick cottage, the fibro home, the waterfall style with curved brickwork, and later the triple fronted brick home. They were described as ‘ideal Australian homes: neither ultra-modern, nor stuffily conservative’. See more ideas about weatherboard house, facade house, house. Norman Reed, Homes and plans: suggested designs for post war homes, Norman Reed, Sydney, c1945. The folded plan includes elevations and floor plan, is titled 'Daily Telegraph home, working drawing, timber & asbestos cement construction', signed by Samuel Lipson and Albert H.A. For renovating our home built in 1946, with 1930's style, in England, UK. Thirty home plans (detail), Grace Bros Home Plans Service in association with the Sunday Telegraph, 1954. This was the first home plan published in the Australian Women's Weekly's new series. Living in the 1940s. 'Portfolio of small houses' by Eva Buhrich from Australian House & Garden, January 1954,  pp.44-45. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection. During the 1920s, the American-inspired Californian bungalow became the design of choice for homes, with Mediterranean and Spanish Mission influences also making themselves known. See library catalogue record for more information. See library catalogue record for more information. An interior designer has given this 1940s Art Deco-style home in Newcastle, a time-sensitive makeover. Murray Publishing, Sydney, 1945. Rationing was kept in place for some time after the war. 22 home plans, Australian Women’s Weekly in association with Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd, Sydney, 1958. The plans were given labels such as ‘Simple charm’, ‘Controlled sunlight’, ‘Economical simplicity’, ‘Flat roof’, ‘Future extension’, ‘Home with a garage’, ‘Cross ventilation’, ‘Work saver’ and ‘Utility dwelling’. google_ad_client="pub-5024488362119680";google_ad_slot="8497482224";google_ad_width=160;google_ad_height=600;The first half of the 1940s was absorbed with World War II. Homes for every taste, no 2, Small Homes Service (N.S.W. Neighbours without a phone would come around with sixpence to ask if they might use the phone, and they were never refused. Truth’s architect was Harry Divola, a prominent designer of modernist houses in Sydney and director of the home-planning bureau of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women. After the war the 1940's The 45 home plans published in this book included plans from Australian architects ‘noted for their freshness and originality’, as well as designs from ‘foremost American architects’. ‘House of tomorrow’, design by John P Ley from Australian House and Garden book of budget home plans, Sydney, 1957. Significant towns along the northern coast of Australia, particularly Darwin, were bombed, resulting in more than 200 deaths. Murray, Sydney, 1958. To go back to living-family-history from the 1940s. During the War we had an Air-raid Shelter built in our back yard that was big enough for our family and some of our neighbours, and some soldiers arrived one day and dug two slit trenches in our front yard, where they could mount a Machine-gun. Cover detail of: Eve Gye, ed., The Australian Women's Weekly presents home plan, 1946. changed rapidly from dull green and khaki to more flamboyant colours and styles. See library catalogue record for more information. But that's pretty much how things were in the 1940s. Population of Melbourne 1.1 million in 1940 ORDER A PHOTO NOW: Our amazing archive photos are available to buy. Small Homes Service design published in Australian Home Beautiful, December 1953, pp. google_ad_client="pub-5024488362119680";google_ad_slot="3521383863";google_ad_width=468;google_ad_height=60; Please contact us to leave your comments or have your say. On 7 December 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was bombed by the Japanese, signalling the entry of the USA into the Second World War. Advertisement for Anthony Hordern’s Modern Home Plans Bureau in Australian House and Garden, January 1954. Jan 7, 2017 - Explore Aintnotranquility's board "house facades australia 1940s" on Pinterest. Homes for every taste, no 1, Small Homes Service (N.S.W. See library catalogue record for more information. See library catalogue record for more information. The hallmarks of classic late 1950s Australian architecture. See library catalogue record for more information. These are some of the elements that make up Australian homes built by scores of Southern European migrants in the post-war period. See library catalogue record for more information. This collection of plans, many aimed at the owner-builder, were assembled from those published as a special feature in the Sydney Truth during 1950. Folded booklet of plans produced for the Grace Bros Home Plans Service in association with the Sunday Telegraph. The Rose Seidler House built by Harry Seidler for his parents between 1948 and 1950 in Sydney incorporated Modernist features of open planning, a minimal colour scheme, and labour saving devices that were new to Australia at the time. The Block 2020 teams have a huge task in front of them, bringing five family homes from five different eras back to life.. 33 Houses in Melbourne from $480. Arriving home from school to find that Mum was out was a pretty rare occurrence for kids right through to the 1970s. Designs prepared by the Southern Planning & Drafting Co, South Yarra, Victoria. Many families relied on a tin bath in the kitchen for their weekly bath and the toilet was located in the back yard. My sister and I recall the time when we were visiting Melbourne in 1948, when our parents would stop in front of Butchers' Shops and marvel at the range and quality of the meat displayed in the windows. Certainly they did not have a lot of money, but having just come through the Great Depression and the Second World War, things were looking pretty good. Fortunately we didn't need the Machine-gun, and the Air Raid Shelter was used only on a few occasions, which is just as well as it used to fill up with water during wet weather and could not be occupied for weeks at a time. Parents were responsible for their children, and children were nurtured by family, not strangers. [728.370994 JEN]. This explosion led to huge changes in the way houses were being designed, built and located. Get an expert building report for federation and bungalow buildings in Sydney and understand the common issues with buildings from this period. New ideas took hold, and the kitchen was transformed. See library catalogue record for more information. From 1938 to 1944 he edited the modernist journal Decoration and Glass, and in the post-war period was the architecture editor of Australian House and Garden magazine. Plans for 26 small holiday homes: Vol. The store also ran a free decorating advisory bureau beside a full-sized, fully furnished Hudson’s ‘Ready- Cut’ model home. Family living in Australia in the latter part of the 1940s was pretty easy for most families. The first half of the 1940s was absorbed with World War II. See library catalogue record for more information. Having selected a design, the client of the Small Homes Service paid £10 10s for a full set of plans and specifications, a standard building contract and a guide sheet containing practical advice on how to go about building, particularly as an owner-builder. See library catalogue record for more information. ... MDM have 129 Prestige properties in australia for sale. 22-23. The Australian Women’s Weekly launched its first home-plans service in November 1954, with architect John P Ley adapting a series of US designs for Australian conditions. 34 home plans (series 4), Grace Bros Home Plans Service in association with the Sunday Telegraph, 1955. Your post-war home, by W. Watson Sharp, K.G. As a little boy I knew that there was something called a war going on, and that my parents were worried about it, but I understood little of it. The service published home-plan booklets, and a plan in the Australian Women’s Weekly each week. Norman J Jenkins, The Australian house, W J Nesbit, Sydney, 1946. State housing dominated much of New Zealand building between 1940 and 1960, and a wide range of state house plans was available. The 1940s was an iconic era of history for many reasons, most notably wartime, but it was also a great period for fashion and homemaking. The War was over and the men were coming home. A housewife's activities of daily living included cleaning, mending, cooking, washing and ironing, making clothes for themselves and the children, managing the family budget. ), Royal Australian Institute of Architects (NSW chapter), Sydney, c1955. Older styles and materials were quickly replaced. See library catalogue record for more information. Typical features of the 1940s–1960s house include: shallow, boxed eaves; three or four-paned casement windows; shallow recessed porches at front and back; a piled subfloor; hipped or gabled roofs – typically with a 30–40 o roof slope See library catalogue record for more information. 33 home plans, Grace Bros Home Plans Service in association with the Sunday Telegraph [Variant title:Thirty three home plans], Sydney, 1954-55. Some of these eras are still very much present in today’s day and age, with many modern dwellings attempting to capture the historic beauty of the very first homes long since gone. 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