▁and ▁pre - cut ▁houses ▁provided ▁one ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁demand ▁and ▁high ▁labour ▁costs ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁period . ▁For ▁example , ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁there ▁were ▁about ▁ 1 5 ▁local ▁companies ▁manufact uring ▁pre - cut ▁houses ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁Although ▁pre - cut ▁houses ▁increased ▁in ▁popular ity , ▁they ▁were ▁still ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁fraction ▁of ▁total ▁Australian ▁housing ▁starts , ▁and ▁demand ▁pe aked ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁before ▁falling ▁away ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Queensland ▁Past oral ▁Supp lies ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁entered ▁the ▁pre - cut ▁house ▁market ▁until ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁the ▁Q PS ▁catalog ue ▁had ▁advert ised ▁building ▁material , ▁tools , ▁furn iture , ▁house ▁war es , ▁and ▁join ery , ▁but ▁no ▁complete ▁houses . ▁By ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁houses ▁were ▁being ▁advert ised ▁at ▁prices ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁but ▁the ▁tim ber ▁was ▁supplied ▁in ▁random ▁lengths ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁pre - cut . ▁However , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Q PS ▁catalog ue ▁advert ised ▁Co or an ▁Pre - C ut ▁Hom es , ▁and ▁included ▁two ▁articles ▁from ▁the ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Tr uth ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Tr uth ▁article