A triumph for Australian workmanship, architecture and building construction, Manton and Son's new store has arisen from the ruins of the Theatre Royal in just 17 weeks from the time the first bricks of the old building came down under the wrecker's pick. The actual construction time was only 15 weeks, which, it is claimed, is a record for the erection of any building of comparable size in ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thu 5 Apr 1934, Page 38
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