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2 unusual facts about Frank Counsell


Frank Counsell

Around 1885 he left Adelaide for Melbourne, where after working as draughtsman for several firms, he gained emplowment with the Victorian Railways, and was responsible for the work on several country stations, notably Maryborough (of which Mark Twain wrote a humorous piece) and Ballarat.

He returned to Adelaide, where for a year or so he worked for Edward Davies and Cavanagh, then moved to Perth, where he gained more eperience with railway stations, then returned to South Australia where his interstate experience gained him design work on the Adelaide Railway Station.



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