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  • Former Orient Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland.

    Former Orient Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland.

  • 18 October 2013: Central Hotel, Peel Street, Tamworth, New South Wales.

    18 October 2013: Central Hotel, Peel Street, Tamworth, New South Wales.

  • 26 July, 2014: Regent Theatre and Good Companions Hotel, Tamworth, New South Wales.

    26 July, 2014: Regent Theatre and Good Companions Hotel, Tamworth, New South Wales.

  • 2 August, 2014: Civic Theatre, Scone, New South Wales.

    2 August, 2014: Civic Theatre, Scone, New South Wales.

  • 28 July, 2014: Former cinema, Tenterfield, New South Wales.

    28 July, 2014: Former cinema, Tenterfield, New South Wales.

  • 17 October 2013: Former Savoy Plaza cinema, and adjacent butchery, Coonabarabran, New South Wales.

    17 October 2013: Former Savoy Plaza cinema, and adjacent butchery, Coonabarabran, New South Wales.

  • The Australasian T&G Mutual Life Assurance Society Building, corner of Murray and Collins Streets, Hobart, Tasmania.

    The Australasian T&G Mutual Life Assurance Society Building, corner of Murray and Collins Streets, Hobart, Tasmania.

  • 16 October 2013: Former hotel, Forbes, New South Wales.

    16 October 2013: Former hotel, Forbes, New South Wales.

  • Democracy Monument, Bangkok, Thailand.

Built in 1940, the Democracy Monument in central Bangkok was designed by Corrado Feroci, who spent much of the 1920s designing monuments for Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. It commemorates the 1932 revolution which ended the absolute monarchy and established Thailand's first constitution.

    Democracy Monument, Bangkok, Thailand. Built in 1940, the Democracy Monument in central Bangkok was designed by Corrado Feroci, who spent much of the 1920s designing monuments for Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. It commemorates the 1932 revolution which ended the absolute monarchy and established Thailand's first constitution.

  • Legacy House, Launceston, Tasmania.

    Legacy House, Launceston, Tasmania.

  • 3 August, 2014: City Arcade, Newcastle, New South Wales.

    3 August, 2014: City Arcade, Newcastle, New South Wales.

  • Orpheus. Wall relief from the dining room of the heritage-listed Art Deco-period Paragon Cafe, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia.

    Orpheus. Wall relief from the dining room of the heritage-listed Art Deco-period Paragon Cafe, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia.

  • Sculpture at the eastern entrance to Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne.

    Sculpture at the eastern entrance to Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne.

  • Elmslea Chambers, 17 Montague Street, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia: Magnificent main entrance terracotta spandrel relief.

    Elmslea Chambers, 17 Montague Street, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia: Magnificent main entrance terracotta spandrel relief.

  • Relief sculpture, National Bank of Australasia, Collins Street, Melbourne.

    Relief sculpture, National Bank of Australasia, Collins Street, Melbourne.

  • "Wisdom & Knowledge Shall be the Stability of thy Times". Entranceway relief sculpture by Lee Lawrie, RCA Building, Rockefeller Centre, New York City.

    "Wisdom & Knowledge Shall be the Stability of thy Times". Entranceway relief sculpture by Lee Lawrie, RCA Building, Rockefeller Centre, New York City.

  • Hermes. Rockefeller Centre wall relief.

    Hermes. Rockefeller Centre wall relief.

  • Park Avenue entranceway detail, New York City.

    Park Avenue entranceway detail, New York City.

  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; Hall of Memory domed ceiling mosaic (detail), by M Napier Waller.

    Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; Hall of Memory domed ceiling mosaic (detail), by M Napier Waller.

  • 3 August, 2014: Former Bank of New South Wales, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales; ceramic parapet medallion.

    3 August, 2014: Former Bank of New South Wales, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales; ceramic parapet medallion.

  • 30 July 2014: Facade moulding, Tattersalls Club, Brisbane, Queensland.

    30 July 2014: Facade moulding, Tattersalls Club, Brisbane, Queensland.

  • 30 July 2014: Colonial Mutual Life Building, 209 Queen Street, Brisbane.

    30 July 2014: Colonial Mutual Life Building, 209 Queen Street, Brisbane.

  • 28 July 2014: Detail of entrance portal moulding, Commonwealth Bank of Australasia, Glen Innes, New South Wales.

    28 July 2014: Detail of entrance portal moulding, Commonwealth Bank of Australasia, Glen Innes, New South Wales.

  • 30 July 2014: Former Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Building, corner of Brunswick and Ann Streets, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland; parapet relief panel with palm leaves and pineapple.

    30 July 2014: Former Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Building, corner of Brunswick and Ann Streets, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland; parapet relief panel with palm leaves and pineapple.

  • 27 July, 2014: Bank of New South Wales building, Armidale, New South Wales. Detail of facade and spandrel mouldings.

    27 July, 2014: Bank of New South Wales building, Armidale, New South Wales. Detail of facade and spandrel mouldings.

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    Former Orient Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland.
    18 October 2013: Central Hotel, Peel Street, Tamworth, New South Wales.
    26 July, 2014: Regent Theatre and Good Companions Hotel, Tamworth, New South Wales.