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1.THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSES IN THE RICHMOND AREA?

Early Victorian Mid Victorian Late Victorian Queen Anne

Edwardian

2.WHAT WERE THE MAIN HOUSE TYPES IN RICHMOND?

― The main types of houses were early, mid and late Victorian. This was because they were built more because of the low costs.

― The low cost meant that most families would have more money for clothing, food and water and other things that the family would need.

― If you wanted a bigger house then the rest, you would have to pay a little bit more than the others so this could happen.― Because some families just

moved to Australia they would not have the money to buy a house them selves, so two or three families would buy a house together and live with each other until they could afford their own hoses.

3. HOW MUCH WERE HOUSES IN RICHMOND IN THE 1900-1920S?

― The average cost of a brick house was between 80,000-200,000 this would buy you a basic brick house with two or three bed rooms

― The average wage of one person in the 1900s-1920s would be between 2-3 pounds and this brought you the basics the you need for every day life like bread, milk, clothing and other extras. This would mean that each family would only save a little each week.

― Because families saved small amounts of money every week it takes a long time for each family to save up to buy a new house.

4.WHAT WERE THE MAIN BUILDING MATERIALS?

― In the late 1800s they started to use tin and bricks to build houses,

― The tin houses were a good source of protection, but because of the thin material it did not keep families warm in the winter and it tin houses were to hot in the summer for families to stay in.

― The brick houses were good for protection and they were a good in winter to keep the house warm and cool in the summer.

5.HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO CONSTRUCT A HOUSE?― For a basic two – three bed room house in would take just a

few days to put together. But as the materials came from London the process usually took up to 7-8 months, this included ordering, getting the materials to Australia and the build.

― For a bigger 4-5 bed room house it could take up to 1-2 weeks and 8-9 months to get it to Australia.

― For the biggest houses on the market could it could take up to 10 months, this is the longest time because of the size of the house.

6. WHAT WAS THE PAYMENT METHOD USED?― The payment method used was that it was like an

auction today. But instead of pay the amount over time you had to pay all the money up front.

― Instead of using our Australian dollar that we use today they used some called genies, this was the payment method used by everyone that was buying a house, a horse or selling something you did not wont.

7. WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE COST OF A HOUSE IN RICHMOND

― The average cost for a house in Richmond in 1980 would have been between $80,000-200,000. This was a lot of money in these days.

― The house market has increased because our money today is worth less then it did in the 1920s.

― The houses to day would come between 1,000,000-2,000,000+.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Books:

― What house is that (a guide to Victorian’s housing styles)

Websites:

― http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/housing

― www.abs.gov.au/ausstats

Primary Source:

― Historical Society (wage book July1920 - December 1923)

― Historical Society (Richmond Racecourse housing commission estate)