▁to ▁labour ▁short ages ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁without ▁carrying ▁the ▁st igma ▁of ▁being ▁fully ▁pre fab ric ated . ▁One ▁of ▁most ▁successful ▁Queensland ▁fir ms ▁supp lying ▁pre - cut ▁houses ▁( to ▁country ▁districts ▁only ) ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁was ▁Br is b ane ' s ▁James ▁Campbell ▁& ▁S ons ▁Ltd ; ▁Campbell ▁Red icut ▁Hom es ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁A ▁Campbell ' s ▁catalog ue ▁c . 1 9 2 0 ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁frame ▁tim ber ▁was ▁cut , ▁sh aped ▁and ▁finished ▁to ▁set ▁plans . ▁The ▁frame ▁was ▁ere cted ▁at ▁Campbell ▁& ▁S ons ' ▁Alb ion ▁mill ▁yards ▁to ▁test ▁the ▁fit , ▁and ▁the ▁tim bers ▁were ▁marked ▁before ▁dis assembly . ▁All ▁materials , ▁including ▁cl adding ▁and ▁join ery ▁( do ors , ▁window ▁s ash es , ▁rail ings , ▁steps , ▁and ▁m ould ings ) ▁were ▁then ▁des patch ed ▁to ▁their ▁destination ▁by ▁ste amer ▁or ▁train . ▁ ▁Brown ▁and ▁Broad ▁Ltd ▁also ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁pre - cut ▁house ▁market ▁in ▁Queensland ▁prior ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁under ▁the ▁trade ▁name ▁of ▁" New st ead ▁Re ady - to - E rect ▁Hom es ", ▁while ▁Ro oney ▁and ▁Co ▁of ▁Town sv ille ▁provided ▁pre - ▁cut ▁houses ▁to ▁North ▁Queensland ▁rural ▁areas . ▁However , ▁the ▁do - it - ▁yourself ▁tr end ▁grew ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ,