Garden of a Housing Trust home. |
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| Title : | Garden of a Housing Trust home. |
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| Creator : | Pearce, Ian J.; photographer | ||
| Date of creation : | 1956 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 150 x 200mm | ||
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| Description : |
Back garden of a Housing Trust home with a Hills hoist in the centre, 9 April 1956. The Hills Hoist clothsline was developed in Glenunga, Adelaide, by Lance Hill in 1945. It is a rotary clothesline that can be raised and lowered by a winding mechanism. This feature, in addition to the rotating square frame, allows the washing to dry more effectively in the breeze. The Hills Hoist also makes the most of limited space in suburban backyards. Hills celebrated the sale of the five millionth Hills Hoist in 1994 and now export the clothesline around the world. The Hills Hoist has become an Australian suburban icon. The South Australian Housing Trust was formed in 1936 as the first state housing authority in Australia. By 1957 the Housing Trust had completed more than 30,000 houses, and the suburb of Elizabeth was established with homes, factories and shops. |
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| Coverage year : | 1956 |
| Period : | 1946-1979 |
| Region : | Adelaide metropolitan area |
| Further reading : | Harris, David. What a line! : the story of the people who made the hoist an Australian icon : fifty years of Hills Melrose Park, S. Aust. : Hills Printing Services, 1996 |
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