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Darlinghurst. The original building was converted into an Art Deco style by Dellit after being purchased by funeral director Charles Kinsela in 1932. The building, which is now used as a bar, contains the work of Rayner Hoff and is considered among the best examples of Art Deco "funerary spaces" in
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in Macquarie Place, Sydney. The building, notable for its strong vertical lines and dominating ground floor arch, is considered among the earliest examples of Sydney commercial architecture embracing the Inter-War Art Deco style.
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Australia. He was the son of Albert Dellit, a furniture manufacturer and Agnes Gertrude Mack.His full siblings were Albert Cormack, Leo Harold and Ena May. As a child, he attended
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who fought in the First World War. Dellit won the project in a design competition that attracted over 100 entries. He introduced the new fashion for
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After leaving school, Dellit gained employment with the architect John L. Berry and at 16 he enrolled at the
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style architecture with Art Deco, decorative embellishments. Dellit's "masterpiece" is complemented by
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Dellit continued to complete several commercial and residential buildings during the 1930s.
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After beginning his private practice in 1928, Dellit's first major project was
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style in Australia. He was generally known as Bruce Dellit.
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Dellit married Victoria Clara Millar on 15 October 1921 in
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Dellit is most noted for his design of the art deco
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Anzac War Memorial
Hyde Park, Sydney
Darlington
Hornsby
Christian Brothers' College, Waverley
Sydney Technical College
Art Deco
Anzac War Memorial
Hyde Park, Sydney
Sydney
Christian Brothers' College, Waverley
Sydney Technical College
Leslie Wilkinson
University of Sydney
Hall & Prentice
Queensland
Spain & Cosh
Anzac Memorial
Sydney
ANZACs
Art Deco
Rayner Hoff
bas-reliefs
Kyle House, Sydney
Kyle House
Anzac Memorial
Moderne
Rayner Hoff
First Australian Imperial Force

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