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Factory, 19 Punch Lane, Melbourne, 1911

Factory, 19 Punch Lane, Melbourne, 1911

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Proposed factory building for Mr Tye Shing, Punch Lane, Lt Bourke St
A.W. Purnell Architect
Ink and watercolour on paper
25 November 1911
15.5 x 77.5 cm
Arthur Purnell Collection
University of Melbourne Archives

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Tye Shing, a local Chinese cabinetmaker, commissioned Purnell to design a factory on an L-shaped site at 19 Punch Lane, Melbourne. The Tye Shing factory has since been demolished.

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