▁Home ▁Beautiful " ▁c ater ed ▁for ▁the ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁owner - ▁build ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁and ▁newsp apers ▁featured ▁stories ▁on ▁the ▁housing ▁issue ▁and ▁possible ▁solutions , ▁as ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁Tr uth ▁articles ▁on ▁Co or an ▁homes . ▁Between ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁around ▁ 1 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Australian ▁houses ▁were ▁owner - built ; ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁total . ▁ ▁A ▁government ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁housing ▁short age ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Commonwealth ▁State ▁H ous ing ▁Ag re ement , ▁and ▁the ▁Queensland ▁H ous ing ▁Commission ▁( Q HC ) ▁was ▁formed ▁that ▁year , ▁task ed ▁with ▁building ▁houses ▁for ▁rent ▁or ▁purchase . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁the ▁Q HC ▁had ▁built ▁nearly ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁state ▁houses , ▁and ▁about ▁ 9 6 , 0 0 0 ▁state ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁Australia ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁housing ▁short age ▁had ▁ended ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁housing ▁short age , ▁M . W . ▁Alfred son ▁& ▁Company ▁produced ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁pre - cut ▁houses ▁by ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁when ▁market ing ▁through ▁Q PS ▁ended