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THE FIBRO FRONTIER
Charles Pickett
In the housing boom of the 1950s one-third of
all houses were owner built & most of them were
made of fibro (asbestos cement). This book examines
fibro in all its glory - from the holiday shacks,
genteel bungalows & fun fairs of the past to
the airports and award-winning houses of today.
- Published by Powerhouse
Publishing/Doubleday,
PO Box K346, Haymarket, NSW 2000
- Paperback, 128 pages, 270 x
210
- ISBN 0 86824 718
9
- $32.95
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THE EARLY CANBERRA
HOUSE
Peter Freeman
This anthology contains essays by nine
specialist observers of the Australian capital
& its evolution. Its illustrations include rare
& previously unpublished architectural drawings
& photographs of early Canberra houses.
- Published by Federal Capital
Press, 9 Pirie St, Fyshwick, ACT 2609.
Orders to The Early Canberra House, PO Box 3162,
Manuka ACT 2603.
- Paperback, 144 pages, 287 x
213
- ISBN 0 9598675 2
X
- $50.00
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Floorcoverings in Australia 1800
&endash; 1950
Scott Carlin (Editor)
Everything from handmade rugs to linoleum, oriental
carpets & colonial floorcloths.
- Published by Historic Houses Trust of NSW
- Paperback, 72 pages, 295mm x 150mm
- ISBN 0 949753696
- RRP $27.45 plus $3.00 P & H. Overseas rates where
applicable.
- Available from Historic Houses Trust of NSW, 61
Darghan St, Glebe NSW 2037. Fax 02 9660 1426
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House Names of
Australia
Graham Gould
The author has drawn on his years of experience as a
nameplate maker to write the first book on Australian
house names.
- Published by Lyrebird Publishing
- Paperback, 104 pages, 250mm x 176mm
- ISBN 0 7241 8455 4
- $21.95 RRP, plus P & H = $27.50 Aust., $29NZ, $33
UK & USA
- Available from bookshops, restoration shops, &
Authentic Nameplates, 54 Lennox St, Moonee Ponds, Vic.
3039
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The Australian Colonial House:
Architecture and Society in New South Wales 1788 &endash;
1842
James Broadbent
The first comprehensive history of domestic
architecture in New South Wales during its first fifty
years. It looks at the houses that were built & the
influences on their building - stylistic, climatic, and
social.
- Published by the Historic Houses Trust of NSW
- Hardcover, 460 pages, 250mm x 315mm
- ISBN 1 875567 18 6
- RRP $203.50 plus $12 (NSW) $15.00 (interstate) P
& H. Overseas rates will be added where
applicable
- Available from Historic Houses Trust, 61 Darghan St,
Glebe, NSW 2037. Fax 02 9660 1426
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The Homestead : A Riverina
Anthology
Conservation architect Peter Freeman's
remarkable account of the buildings of the pioneer
settlers of the Riverina district of New South Wales.
- Published by Oxford University Press
- Hardback, 304 pages, 212mm x 300mm
- ISBN 0 19 554232 0
- $150.00 plus $10.00 P & H
- Available from The Homestead, PO Box 3162, Manuka ACT
2603. Fax 02 6295 6517
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Soft Furnishings 1830 &endash;
1930
Elizabeth Wright
A guide to the use, design and construction of
curtains, drapery, casecovers, blinds & trimmings for
19th and early 20th century houses. Authoritative
information on the history of interior decorating,
furnishing, interior restoration or needlework.
- Published by the Historic Houses Trust of NSW
- Hardback, 164 pages, 300mm x 220mm
- ISBN 0 949753 49 1
- RRP $33.00 plus $6.00 P & H. Overseas rates where
applicable.
- Available from Historic Houses Trust of NSW, 61
Darghan St, Glebe, NSW 2037. Fax 02 9660 1426
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Fibro House : Opera House
&endash; Conserving Mid-Twentieth Century
Heritage
Sheridan Bourke (ed)
- Published by the Historic Houses Trust of
NSW]
- Paperback, 248 pages, 150mm x 210mm
- ISBN 0 949753 94 7
- $32.95
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Early Roofing in South
Australia
One of a range of technical notes available from Heritage
South Australia. Topics covered include bricks &
brickwork, removing paint from masonry, cleaning masonry,
painting & rising damp.
- Published by Heritage South Australia, GPO Box 1047,
Adelaide, SA 5001
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The Toowoomba House: Styles &
History
A guide to identifying Toowoomba's main heritage building
styles to aid understanding & appreciation.
- Published by Toowoomba City Council, PO Box 3021,
Village Fair, Qld 4350
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