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Ipswich in the 20th century: Section 5: 1945 - 1970, Ipswich, 2004
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TitleIpswich in the 20th century: Section 5: 1945 - 1970, Ipswich, 2004Date of Publication2004AuthorRobyn BuchananPublisherIpswich City CouncilCity of PublicationIpswich, Queensland
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City & StateIpswich, Queensland
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DescriptionIncludes chapters: Dreams of a new and better city; Planning on a grand scale – May 1949; City rejects the ‘pipe dream’; Post – war population grows; Post – war construction (Housing Commission, The first traffic lights, Expanding suburbs, 1957, A new bridge across the Bremer); When life was simple; New ideas in leisure and holidays; Bitter strikes; Cadets and National Service; Lincolns take part in atomic tests; Korea: 'the forgotten war'; Vietnam; An Ipswich face on TV (Hugh Cornish); Junior Eisteddfod and choirs start; [Ipswich] Little Theatre; Harold Blair; Sports – new, old and unusual; Kindergartens and high schools open; Churches expand their community role; A new concept (Opening of Big W, Booval); Post – war industry; Mining in the post - war years; Modernisation continues at local mines; Barging coal on the Bremer; End of the steam train era; Power and phone come to the country; Water conservation.
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Reference ID5 1945-1970 ips 20th century.pdfAsset TypeIpswich HistoriesCopyright NoticeThis book is in copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced without written permission from the publishers. Harold Blair photograph on p. 125 courtesy of the National Library of Australia. title: [Portrait of Harold Blair, Australian Aboriginal tenor] [picture] /Contributor: Australian Information Service). Queen Mother image p. 107 & Lincoln plane image p. 119 courtesy National Archives of Australia.CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information
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AuthorBusinessesChurches & CemeteriesCommunity GroupsGovernment & Non-Government OrganisationsPeople & FamiliesCurated CollectionsDefining Tulmur | Ipswich
Robyn Buchanan, Ipswich in the 20th century: Section 5: 1945 - 1970, Ipswich, 2004. Picture Ipswich, accessed 03/12/2024, https://www.pictureipswich.com.au/nodes/view/8524