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James Nangle. Australian Building Practice, Part 1. Sydney 1900. [Link]
James Nangle. Australian Building Practice. [2nd ed], Sydney 1911 [1900]. [Link]
James Nangle. Australian Building Practice. 3rd ed, Sydney 1925 [1900]. This copy that of the Riverina architect C H Macknight. [Link]
James Nangle [revised J E T & A P Nangle]. Australian Building Practice. 4th ed, Melbourne 1944 [1900]. [Link]
James Nangle [revised J E T & A P Nangle]. Australian Building Practice. 5th ed, William Borooks, Melbourne 1947 [1900]
(p) Building, 12 September 1919 ; 12 October 1922.
W L Richardson [ed]. Ramsay's Architectural and Engineering Specifications Volume I. Melbourne, no date [1934].
(p) Brick Veneer Construction with Fibrous Plaster Interiors. Melbourne, no date [1930s]. [Link]
(p) Service Section, David Mitchell Estate. Standard Plastering Specifications [S.A.A. File No. 21 (Plastering). Melbourne, no date [?c1936].
Eastern Suburbs Builders Handbook and Diary. Sydney 1939.
A S Hook. A Little about Structural Mechanics. Sydney 1943.
G F G Mackey. Gregory's Modern Building Practice in Australia. Sydney, no date [1940s, post-war, see author's note]. Another edition, no date [c1951: refer to advertisements, pp 6, 8]. Includes illustrations re-used from Haddon's Australian Architecture.
Gregory's Handbook for Australian Builders. Sydney, no date [c 1950].
W W Sharp. Australian Methods of Building Construction. Sydney & London 1946. Also another copy, 1947 reprint. Another copy, 1950, in original dustjacket. [Link]
C J Virgo. Australasian Building Knowledge (Volume 1). Brisbane 1947.
C J Virgo. Australasian Building Knowledge (Volume 2). Brisbane 1948. Also 1955 edition.
C Lloyd. Building Construction for Craftsmen and Builders. Melbourne 1948.
(p) George Hudson Pty Limited. Some Designs of Hudson's "Ready-Cut" Homes. Sydney, no date [c 1957]. Includes two mimeograph typescript price lists dated 12 August 1957. [Link]
Wimpey Conder Pty Limited. Conder Constructions. Mascot [New South Wales], no date [c 1964].
Victoria, Uniform Building Regulations (Government Printer, Melbourne 1974) [with various statutory rules &c inserted loose]

Research & Development

(p) F G Hole. Report on Foundation Problems encountered in Clay Soils in Adelaide and surrounding districts [Commonwealth Experimental Building Station duplicated document no 9]. Sydney, December 1946.
(p) A Code of Practice and Recommended Standards of Performance for Prefabricated Houses [Commonwealth Experimental Building Station, duplicated document no.8: draft for comment]. 3rd edition, Sydney, December 1947 [May 1946].
(p) A F Boyd. Report on Compressive Tests carried out in conjunction with Test Walls [Commonwealth Experimental Biuilding Station duplicated document no 15]. Sydney, April 1947.
D V Isaacs & J W Drysdale. Building Technique and Building Research. Sydney 1949.
Building Research in Australia 1952-1954. (Commonwealth Department of Works), no place, 1954.
Building Research in Australia 1954-1956. (Commonwealth Department of Works), no place, 1957.
Australian Building Industry Productivity Report 1954. Melbourne 1955. Three copies.
C P Sorensen. Curtain Walls. Sydney 1959.

See also:

Commonweath Experimental Building Station publications listed under 'Cement and Concrete', below.

Department of Labour and National Service

Carpentry and Joinery[Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Labour and National Service, technical publication, unnumbered]. Melbourne 1945.
Sanitary Plumbing and Water Supply[Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Labour and National Service, technical publication no14]. Melbourne 1945.
Gasfitting[Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Labour and National Service, technical publication no15]. Melbourne 1950 [1948] .
Painting and Decorating[Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Labour and National Service, technical publication no 18]. Melbourne 1945. .
Bricklaying[Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Labour and National Service, technical publication 20]. Melbourne 1945.
Plastering[Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Labour and National Service, technical publication no 32]. Melbourne 1946. Two copies.
Roof Plumbing[Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Labour and National Service, technical publication no 33]. Melbourne 1946.
Floor and Wall Tiling[Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Labour and National Service, technical publication no 36]. Melbourne 1947.

Owner Building &c

P Whicken. Settlers' Handy Pamphlet. Perth 1914.
K Synnott [ed]. The Farmer's Handbook. 5th ed, Sydney 1934. Includes sections on farm buildings &c.
R F Blyth. Hints to Home-Builders. No place or date [?Sydney, mid-1930s].
James Wheeler et al [eds]. The Practical Man's Book of Things to Make and Do. Melbourne, no date [c 1940]. Note, p 281, reference to a competition of 1939.
'Domus'. The War-Time Handyman's Book. Melbourne 1943.
'Domus'. 'How to do it' No. 2. Melbourne, no date [early 1940s].
'Arona'. The Practical Handywoman. Melbourne no date [?early 1940s]. A Domus book.
George Topham. Be Your Own Builder. Sydney 1952.
Build Your Own Home! 2nd ed, Sydney 1948 [1946].
You Can Build Your Own Home! 6th ed, Sydney 1954 [1946].
W A Shum [ed]. Concrete, Mud, Stone, and How to Use Them. Melbourne, no date [c1950]. Includes Alistair Knox discussing Professor McMahon Ball's adobe studio at Eltham, articles by Alex Smith and others, and help acknowledged from C H Macknight, Ellis Stones, &c.
G F Middleton. Earth-Wall Construction. Commonwealth Experimental Building Station, Bulletin no 5. Sydney 1952.
G F Middleton. Build Your House of Earth. Sydney 1953.
(f) Ken Sherrott. Your House and How to Build It. Melbourne, no date [1950s]. Includes four copies of a blueprint working drawing.
C Lloyd. Help for Home Builders. Melbourne 1957.

Carpentry

The Australian Amateur Carpenter and Builder. Sydney, no date, ?c 1900. An Australian re-issue of the English Every Man His Own Mechanic(qv) though probably from a different edition than that listed above, as it is differently set and paginated. 'Printed in England for Dymock's Book Arcde ...Sydney', and still treating only British rather than Australian timber species, &c.
Cole's Ornamental and Constructional Carpentry and Joinery. Melbourne, no date [?c1900]. identical with the second section of the Australian Amateur Carpenter (these sections being seperately paginated), and 'Printed in England for E.W. Cole ... Melbourne &c.'
W A Shum [ed]. The Australian Home Handyman. No place, no date [?c1935].
C Lloyd. The Australian Carpenter. Melbourne 1948. Also 1949 edition.
F C Bloomfield. The Australian Carpenter and Joiner. 3 vols, Melbourne, no date [?c1950]. Vol II, pp 431-3, deals with Unique Spiral Balances and Narroline windows, otherwise first documented in Australia in about 1950.
[F C Blomfield]. The Australian Carpenter & Joiner Steel Square Supplement. No details [?Melbourne c 1950].
[p] W J Peacock. The 'Pyramid Rufa'. Author, no date [?c 1950]. According to trademe (NZ) the patent dates are 1949-50, so some date after this.

Alex Smith

Alex Smith. The Australian Home Craftsman. Melbourne 1929.
Alex Smith. The Australian Home Carpenter. Melbourne 1929.
Alex Smith. Carpentry for All. [published by the Australian Home Beautiful] Melbourne 1938.
(p) Alex Smith. The Steel Square in Australian Roofing. Robertson & Mullens, Melbourne 1939 [1932].
(p) Alex Smith. The Steel Square in Australian Roofing. Melbourne 1946 [1932].
(p) Alex Smith. The Steel Square in Australian Roofing. 6th ed, Melbourne 1948 [1932]. Three copies.
Alex Smith. Steel Square Rooofing. Melbourne 1947.
Alex Smith. Steel Square Rooofing. Melbourne 1956 [1947].
Alex Smith. Odd Jobs and Repairs (no. 4 of Carpentry for All). No place or date [Melbourne 1950s].
Alex Smith. How to Build(no. 5 of Carpentry for All). No place or date [Melbourne 1950s].
Alex Smith [ed W A Shum]. New Australian Home Carpentry Illustrated. Sydney, no date [1950s]. Two copies.

Cement and concrete

Australian Cement Limited. Concrete: How it is Made. Melbourne 1923. Also 1925 edition. This appears to be a compilation of American material, but it includes two local panoramic views, one of the company's works, and one of its limestone quarry.
James Bell & Co. Innes-Bell Concrete Construction. Sydney, no date [c 1928].

David Mitchell Estate pamphlets:

(p) R Blackwood. Report on Comparative Tests for David Mitchell Estate, Oliver Lane, C1. Melbourne 1928.
(p) F James. Results of CompressionTests on Mortrar and Brick Piers. Melbourne 1936.
(p) Service Section, David Mitchell Estate. Standard Mortar Specifications [SAA File no 3L (Mortar)]. Melbourne, no date [?C1936].

Australian Cement Manufacturers' Association pamphlets, Sydney, no date [c1930].

1. Method of Making.
2. Fence Posts.
3. Footpaths and Floors.
4. Walls and Steps.
5. Troughs, Tanks and Wells.
6. Blocks, Bricks and Slabs.
...........................................
8. Concrete for Farm and Station.
Australian Cement Manufacturers' Association. Textures in Stucco. ACMA, Sydney, no date [c 1930]. This is unnumbered and slightly different in format, and the ACMA address is 43 Margaret St, Sydney, rather than Yorkshire House.
R V F Eldridge. Concrete and Cement Work. Melbourne, no date [1937, refer p 29]. Two copies.
(p) Recommended Code of Practice for Precast Concrete Slab Walls, Type 1 [Commonwealth Experimental Building Station, duplicated document no.2, draft]. Sydney 1946.
(p) Recommended Code of Practice for Precast Concrete Slab Walls, Type II (Commonwealth Experimental Building Station, duplicated document no.3: draft for comment). Sydney, July 1946.
(p) Recommended Code of Practice for the Manufacture and Use of Precast Concrete Masonry Units [Commonwealth Experimental Building Station, duplicated document no. 5, draft]. Sydney 1946.
(p) Recommended Code of Practice for the use of No-Fines Concrete in Single Storey Domestic Building [Commonwealth Experimental Building Station, duplicated document no.6: draft for comment]. Sydney, February 1946.
(p) H E Hope. The Use of No Fines Concrete [Commonwealth Experimnental Building Station duplicated document no. 10]. Sydney, July 1947.
(p) A F Boyd. Report on Tests carried out on No-Fines Concrete for Compressive, Transverse and Torsion Strength [Commonwealth Experimental Building Station, duplicated document no.12]. Sydney 1946.
(p) Hume Pipe News,XXV, 22 (January 1948).
'Domus'. Cement and Concrete for the Handyman. Melbourne 1951. Two copies.
Lightburn & Co Limited. How to do Cement and Concrete Jobs around the Home. Brisbane, no date [1950s].
C P Sorensen. Solid Concrete Slab Floors [Commonwealth Experimental Building Station technical study no 38]. Sydney 1955.

Prices and quantities

Walter Jeffries. The Australian Building Estimator. Sydney & Melbourne 1907. Six copies. [Link]
C E Mayes. The Australian Builders and Contractors' Price Book. 7th ed, Sydney 1908. Successor to Charles Mayes, Australian Builders' Price-Book, 1862 and later. [Link]
C E Mayes. The Australian Builders and Contractors' Price Book. 8th ed, Sydney 1914. Two copies. [Link]
C E Mayes. The Australian Builders and Contractors' Price Book. 9th ed, Sydney 1927. Two copies. [Link]
C E Mayes. The Australian Builders and Contractors' Price Book. 10th ed, Sydney 1938. [Link]
Phillip Mayes. The Australian Architects, Builders and Contractors Price Book and Guide. 11th ed, Glebe [New South Wales] 1951. Successor to C E Mayes, above. [Link]
W H Hallam. Building Costs. [lst ed] Melbourne 1939.
W H Hallam. Building Costs. 2nd ed, Melbourne 1947.