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Panorama of Reclamation, Edge Hill, Cairns, 1953

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Townsville Daily Bulletin
21 March 1951

RECLAIMING TIDAL LAND

There were many opportunities of profitably reclaiming tidal land in Queensland, the Opposition leader, Mr. G. F. R. Nicklin, said in Parliament to-day.

He praised provisions in the bill to amend the Harbour Boards Act which will allow tidal lands to be leased for reclamation.

Harbour Boards could lease tidal land for reclamation advantageously, and more land for industry would be available, he said.

Mr. Nicklin said provision allowing a Harbour Board to en gage in stevedoring would provide competition and speed up the stevedoring service.

‘It will bring into stevedoring some competition, which would be an advantage to everyone,’ he said.

The bill passed all stages without amendment.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 4954

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Reclaimed Land, Kissing Point, Townsville, 1953

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Townsville Daily Bulletin
21 March 1951

RECLAIMING TIDAL LAND

There were many opportunities of profitably reclaiming tidal land in Queensland, the Opposition leader, Mr. G. F. R. Nicklin, said in Parliament to-day.

He praised provisions in the bill to amend the Harbour Boards Act which will allow tidal lands to be leased for reclamation.

Harbour Boards could lease tidal land for reclamation advantageously, and more land for industry would be available, he said.

Mr. Nicklin said provision allowing a Harbour Board to en gage in stevedoring would provide competition and speed up the stevedoring service.

‘It will bring into stevedoring some competition, which would be an advantage to everyone,’ he said.

The bill passed all stages without amendment.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 4950

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BHP Wharf, Hamilton, October 1953

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The Courier-Mail
17 June 1950

B.H.P. SEEKING HAMILTON SITE

BROKEN HILL PTY. LTD. has applied for the lease of about 120 acres at Hamilton to establish a heavy industry.

The company has already obtained a lease of the former Hamilton Navy wharves, which are being converted to commercial use.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 4924

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Housing Commission Estate, Inala, September 1953

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The tiny township of Serviceton was selected in 1946 by the Serviceton Co-operative Society for development to help meet the shortage of post-war housing. The Society purchased 850 acres of land which was taken over by the Queensland Housing Commission in 1950, to which it added another 200 acres. The area was renamed Inala in 1953 to avoid confusion with the town of Serviceton in South Australia.

Inala was planned as a satellite town of Brisbane and houses were largely Modernist Revival style with elements of Art Deco.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 4896

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Housing Commission Home Interior, Zillmere, October 1953

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The Courier-Mail
9 June 1950

Zillmere housing.

The State Housing Commission would buy 45 acres at Handford and Church Roads, Zillmere, on which to erect 181 French prefabricated houses, the Housing Minister (Mr. Hilton) said yesterday.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 4907

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Housing Commission Estate, Holland Park, October 1953

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The Courier-Mail
17 December 1948

Model home suburb for Holland Park .

SECOND model State housing suburh, with 294 modern homes, is to he established at Seville Road, Holland Park.

When the area now used tor temporary housing is taken in, there will be 600 homes.

The project was announced by the Housing Minister (Mr. Power) last night, it will be carried out by day labour, and will mark the second big model scheme revealed by the Government in a week, the other being at Grovely, where 653 homes are to be built.

As at Grovely, the Holland Park project will be carried out according to town planning principles, with shopping, community, and playground centres provided.

Mr. Power said that the subdivisional survey of the sites at Seville Road was nearly complete, and clearing of the land was well advanced. Roads and drainage had yet to be surveyed.

The Housing Commission’s survey and

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