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  2. NEW STORE ON HISTORIC BOURKE STREET SITE

    A triumph for Australian workmanship, architecture and building construction, Manton and Son's new store has arisen from the ruins of the Theatre Royal in just 17 weeks from the time the first bricks of the old building came down under the wrecker's pick. The actual construction time was only 15 weeks, which, it is claimed, is a record for the erection of any building of comparable size in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,342 words
  3. BUILDER'S RACE AGAINST TIME

    In their race to complete the erection of Manton's store in the schedule time of 15 weeks, the builders employed 120 men who worked at peak periods up to 12 hours a day. In addition more than 100 men were employed by the sub-contractors. ...

    Article : 371 words
  4. BUILDING FOR PROSPERITY

    Revival in the building trade is usually the forerunner nil returning prosperity to the whole community. An increase in building activity has an immediate effect not only on hundreds of different manufacturing industries but ...

    Article : 465 words
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  7. STATISTICS TELL HEARTENING STORY OF BETTER DAYS

    Building permits issued in Greater Melbourne last year covered constructions valued at £3,308,882-- an increase of 36 per cent, on the figures for the previous year. For the city area itself, last year's figure was £949,519, which ...

    Article : 503 words
  8. EVOLUTION OF BUILDING

    MOST people take the building industry so much for granted that its full significance to the community is seldom recognised. ...

    Article : 396 words
  9. MILLION MORE FOR BUILDING

    VICTORIA'S Centenary is proving a welcome present for the building trade. Although there arc many instances where it is difficult to say ...

    Article : 470 words
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