Were there flushable toilets in 1950's Australia?

Back yards in 1950s Brisbane, from the Courier Mail newspaper. Most urban areas in Australia had flushable toilets by the 1950s. The exception was old fashioned Brisbane where I grew up in the 1950s and 60s. read more

A flush toilet is different from a urinal, which is designed to handle only urine; and from a bidet, which can be used for cleansing of the anus, perineum, and genitals after using the toilet. read more

The flush toilet did not gain popularity in the United States until after World War I, when American troops came home from England full of talk about a "mighty slick invention called the crapper." The American slang term for the toilet, "the john," is said to be derived from the flushing water closets at Harvard university installed in 1735, and emblazoned with the manufacturer's name, Rev. Edward Johns. read more