CWA Building, 1938

CWA Building, 1938

Builder:  Archie McDonald of McDonalds Pty Ltd Architect:  HVM Brown The CWA Hall is a small, single storey building opening directly off the street. It has a ‘hollywood’ front in Art Deco stucco, behind which is a simple hall with pitched roof and side...

Empire Café, 1933

Builder: Archie McDonald of McDonalds Pty Ltd Architect: HVM Brown The building showcases the interwar period of building boom in Mackay, as well as the art deco style seen throughout the area. The Empire Cafe traded on this site for a number of decades, firstly in a...

Arony’s Building, 1938

Builder: Queensland Building and Engineering Co. Architect: Edward R Orchard This building is two storeys highm and traditionally with shops below and offices or administration above. It is Art Deco style with a horizontal concrete cantilever hood over the upper...

The Grant Building (Tick Tock Two)

Builder: McDonald and Sons Architect: unknown Originally known as The Grant Building, or better known as Tick Tock Jeweller to many locals, was originally home to the Grant family cabinet makers and furniture factory. The building provided two levels of showroom and...