The Housing Commission of Victoria has a huge project at Holmesglen, a suburb of Melbourne, for the manufacture of prefabricated houses. All components of a modern house or a block of flats are constructed at this factory and transported in bulk to the place of erection. Concrete walls, chimneys, fences, tiles for roofs, plumbing units, wooden door cupboards and other fittings are all shown under construction and are then shown being fitted into place as the house is erected. Credit is given to the research work being carried out by the CSIRO Building Research Division, particularly in regard to a new type of light weight concrete which has been developed there.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321371
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Building - Research
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Building materials
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Buildings, Prefabricated
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Concrete
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → House construction
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing development - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Housing - Melbourne (Vic.)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Buildings, Prefabricated
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing - Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing Commission, Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing development - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Victoria
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing Commission, Victoria
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing development - Australia
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - History
History → Victoria - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → CSIRO
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy