Talk:Public housing in the Australian Capital Territory
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Useful reference for Canberra government housing: Cornerstone of the Capital - A History of Public Housing in the ACT
Would anyone object to renaming this article to something like Government housing in the Australian Capital Territory and expanding it to more fully cover the subject. It seems a bit un-encyclopedic to me at the moment. Martyman 06:26, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
- No objections from me Martyman. I think the article need it if you're prepared to put in the work. Adz 23:57, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
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--Martyman-(talk) 12:07, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Gaps
The article is a terrific start. There was significant development post WWII, with Tocumwal (?) houses being shipped down, monocrete houses in O'connor and brick constructions in Turner and Ainslie. I will see if I can track some info down and get some more photos.--A Y Arktos (Talk) 00:37, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, I was just starting at the beginning and going through. I have been fairly busy with maps and stuff lately and haven't had a chance to continue extending this. The history of housing pdf document linked to in the article is a great reference. --Martyman-(talk) 01:14, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] From the Yarralumla article: issue of distinction between salary and class?
Initially like most of early Canberra, Yarralumla consisted almost entirely of government-built housing. People who worked in Canberra in the early years were allocated houses according to their ability to pay rent. The rent was based on a percentage of the construction costs of housing. Lower-paid public servants were moved to Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory, Braddon & Reid on the north side of the Molonglo and Kingston on the south side. Better-paid public servants were moved to Blandfordia (Forrest), Barton and other suburbs in what is now the "Inner South". Public servants were not initially settled in Westridge, which was used for housing workers from the nursery and brickworks. At first, public buses did not even travel to Westridge. The closest service was a distance away at the Prime Minister's Lodge.[5]
- I will probably be removing this info from the Yarralumla article, it should probably be worked into this article. --Martyman-(talk) 01:31, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
- This issue affected the size of blocks too and there was some hugh and cry over the block size in Narrabundah (very small). I'll see if I can find a reference.--A Y Arktos 00:22, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Name
Would anyone object if I moved this to public housing in the Australian Capital Territory? It seems a little bit more standard; the general article is at public housing, too. Now that I'm being faced with the prospect of moving into one, I've been taking a bit of an interest, and I think there's room for quite an interesting article here. Ambi 13:03, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
- Done, yes I know next to nothing about how the modern public housing system actually works in Canberra these days. --Martyman-(talk) 21:50, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] References
The internet refernces will be made into a Notes section once the format of the article has settled down a bit so there is no need for the sub-heading in the references section. --Martyman-(talk) 10:56, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
- Sorry I have now mixed it up when adding the budget changes. I think it should use the <ref> system. If disagree, please change.--A Y Arktos\talk 11:33, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
