▁whose ▁Commonwealth ▁Depart ments ▁were ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁administrative ▁centre . ▁The ▁population ▁grew ▁from ▁around ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁over ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁Sk illed ▁tr ades people ▁were ▁in ▁severe ▁short age ▁and ▁housing ▁construction ▁firm ▁A ▁V ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁seek ▁car pent ers ▁from ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁Jenn ings ▁Germ ans ▁A ▁V ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁contract ed ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁build ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁homes ▁but ▁the ▁limited ▁avail ability ▁of ▁local ▁tr ades men ▁led ▁to ▁s our cing ▁qualified ▁migr ants . ▁ ▁Can ber ra ' s ▁Techn ical ▁College ▁building ▁tr ades ▁head ▁and ▁an ▁interpreter ▁travel led ▁to ▁Germany ▁to ▁test ▁and ▁rec ruit ▁ 1 5 0 ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁respond ed ▁to ▁advert is ements . ▁The ▁men ▁arrived ▁in ▁Australia ▁on ▁two ▁year ▁contract s ▁and ▁comm enced ▁work ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Within ▁the ▁two ▁years , ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁new ▁houses ▁had ▁been ▁completed . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁chose ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Australia ▁when ▁their ▁contract s ▁were ▁over . ▁They ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Jenn ings ▁Germ ans . ▁ ▁Club ▁foundation ▁ ▁Those ▁Jenn ings ▁Germ ans ▁still ▁in