Susan Marsden, ‘Playford’s metropolis’, in Bernard O’Neil, Judith Raftery & Kerrie Round eds, Playford’s South Australia: essays on the history of South Australia, 1933-1968 Association of Professional Historians, Adelaide 1996, pp.117-134.
This essay written by Susan Marsden was first published in 1996 as chapter 6 in the book Playford’s South Australia. Marsden’s chapter was based on her PhD thesis, ‘Constructing Playford’s city: the South Australian Housing Trust and the transformation of Adelaide, 1936-1966’, PhD, Flinders University of SA, 1995.
Playford’s South Australia was the second book published by the Association of Professional Historians, now called the Professional Historians Association (SA), and the editors and most of the authors were members who were supported by other members who helped with research and participated in workshops to discuss ideas for the book and early drafts.