Corporate Body

Housing Commission of Victoria (1938 - 1984)

State of Victoria

From
1938
Victoria, Australia
To
1984
Functions
Advisory or regulatory body and Housing Industry
Reference No
VA 508
Legal Status
Public Record Office Victoria, Registered Agency

Summary

The Housing Commission of Victoria was established in 1938 for the purpose of improving existing housing and to provide adequate housing for people of limited means. The Housing Commission ceased to exist in 1984.

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  • Fowler, Thomas Walker (1888 - 1942)

    In 1939, the newly formed Victorian Housing Commission held a competition for the design of houses, and awarded second and fourth place design to houses that used the Fowler system. The follwing year, the Commission awarded Fowler a contract to build twenty-eight houses, and other orders followed. After Fowler died, the plant continued and was soon used by the Housing Commission.

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Book Sections

  • Public Record Office of Victoria, '3.12.2 Housing Commission of Victoria 1938-1984 [VA 508]' in List of Holdings 1985: Public Record Office (1985). Details

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