Thematic history of government housing in Western Australia

Summary

Main narrative: 6 Formation of the Workers’ Homes Board (1911-1914) -- 7 World War One (1914-1918) -- 8 Supporting Rural Development (1920s) -- 9 Depressio 1930s) -- 9.1 McNess Housing Trust (1930-1968) -- 10 World War Two and the end of the Workers’ Homes Board (1939-1947) -- 11 Post War Reconstruction (1940s-1950s) -- 11.1 First Commonwealth-State Rental Housing Scheme (1943-1956) -- 11.2 War Service Homes (1919-1973) -- 11.3 State Housing Act (purchase schemes) (1945-1956) -- 11.4 Army Camps (1946-1958) -- 11.5 Housing for Industry (1944-1970s) -- 12 Normalisation and Expanding Suburbs (1950s-1960s) -- 12.1 Early Flats (1948-196) -- 12.2 Armed Forces Housing (1956-1989) -- 12.3 Shops (1950s-1980s) -- 12.4 Housing for the Elderly (1950s-2014) -- 13 Higher Density Housing Estates (1960s-1970s) -- 13.1 Increasing Densities (1960s-1970s) -- 14 From Community to Privacy (1970s-1980s) -- 14.1 Urban Renewal & Consolidation (1976-1993) --15 New Name and New Clients (1980s-1990s) -- 15.1 Crisis Accommodation & Homelessness Abatement (1980s-2014) -- 15.2 Disability Housing (1980s-2014) -- 16 Hiding Homeswest (1990s-2000s) -- 16.1 Joint Ventures and ‘New Living’ redevelopment (1993-2014) -- 16.2 Energy Efficient design (late 1970s-2014) -- 17 A New Housing Crisis? (2000s-2014) -- 18 Government Employee Housing (19th Century – 2014) -- 18.1 Case study: Western Australian Government Railways (1880s-2000s) -- 19 Country Housing (1940s-2014) -- 20 Northwest Housing (1947-2014) -- 21 Aboriginal Housing (1950s-2014) -- 21.1 Transitional housing (1953-1972) -- 21.2 SHC takes over from Department of Native Welfare (1972-1980s) -- 21.3 Remote Community ‘Village’ Housing (1970s-2014) -- 21.4 Mainstreaming Aboriginal Housing (1980s-2000s) -- 21.5 Response to Government Inquiries (2000s-2014) -- 22 Bibliography -- 23 Index-- 24 Appendices -- 24.1 Glossary -- 24.2 Abbreviations -- 24.3 Departmental name changes (Housing) -- 24.4 List of Images & Plans -- 24.5 Themes in Detail -- 24.5.1 Heritage Council of WA (HCWA) THemes -- 24.5.2 Australian Heritage Council (AHC) THemes -- 24.6 Places Remaining (31 May 2014) -- 24.7 Fold-out Table of Contents.