Housing in Australia in 1900 by Riley Beech https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251 Add and share relevant info, links, sources, images en-us 2017-06-19 23:36:43 UTC 2017-06-20 01:45:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Materials https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176921762 What were houses made of?]]> 2017-06-20 01:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176921762 How many people were In An average family? https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176923127 It was not uncommon for families to have more than 8 children.]]> 2017-06-20 01:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176923127 everything i could find https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176923206 Working class housing: dangerous, unsanitary, and overcrowded 

Size of the average family was much larger. Excess of eight kids

Low income families had more kids so they could send them out to earn a wage outside the home

Houses were smaller than they are today, so the families had to squeeze into homes in the inner city

The houses were inner city terraces or houses built in clustered rows alongside factories

Houses were normally owned by landlords

Houses occupied by the working class were in Melbourne were in the suburbs of Collingwood, Richmond, Port Melbourne and Footscray. In Sydney, they were in Surry Hills and Pyrmont which are now considered to be relatively exclusive areas.

Poorly built from cheap materials, sometimes proving to be hazardous

No sewerage or water supply

Flushing toilets and even baths were rarities inside.

Their toilets were cans outside mostly in small sheds.

As waste was unable to be flushed away, disease was able to quickly spread. 

]]> 2017-06-20 01:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176923206 what houses are made of https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176923478 houses were usually poorly built and made from cheap materials in some cases were hazardous to occupants.Most of early buildings were single story buildings due to the shortage of good mortar. Not surprisingly, early mud and clay brick houses rapidly deteriorated. Loam was also used for plastering. 

]]> 2017-06-20 01:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176923478 https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176923544 The front brickwork was usually red in colour with the side and rear bricks being a brown coloured “common” brick.]]> 2017-06-20 01:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176923544 https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176923622 Most materials were sourced from local suppliers which is why there is often minor differences between the houses. The back of most houses had some sort of glass conservatory to allow the keen gardener to grow his “cuttings” for the garden. Electricity was generally not available until around 1930, so most houses prior to that date would have relied upon gas lighting.]]> 2017-06-20 01:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rileybeech/k0626vmml251/wish/176923622