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The Courier-Mail
23 May 1947
HOUSING SITES TO BE ACQUIRED BY STATE
FOR the first time, it is believed, since the State Housing Commission was established, housing sites are to be acquired compulsorily between Hamilton Road and Rode Road, Chermside.
Announcing this yesterday, the Housing Minister (Mr. Power) said that notices of resumption had been served on six owners of land in the area last November.
Subsequent negotiations had resulted in purchase agreements being made by the Housing Commission with three of the owners, and it was expected that negotiations with a fourth would be completed soon.
As negotiations with two others for the purchase of their land at what was considered reason able prices had not been successful, it had been decided to acquire It compulsorily.
Mr. Power also said that Executive approval had been given for the Housing Commission to purhase for £2157/10/ building
material for constructing State rental houses at