Andrew Torning b. 26 September 1814

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  • Artist (Painter)
'Ballet dancer, pantomimist, gymnast, actor, scene painter, interior decorator, artist, theatre lessee, founder of a fire brigade and its first captain, and Deacon of the Pitt Street Congregational Church, Sydney', so described Eric Irvin about Andrew Torning, the multi-talented colonial artist. Particularly skilled at decorating, he was commissioned to design parts of buildings such as St Mary's.
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Parisian Decorator's Establishments
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Sydney's Royal Hotel, NSW
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Prince of Wales Theatre, NSW
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Shakspere Saloon, Pitt St, Sydney, NSW
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Royal Navy, Australia
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San Francisco Fire Department, USA
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Lyon & Cottier, NSW
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Queen's theatre, NSW
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Joseph Wyatt's Royal Victoria Theatre, NSW
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No.1 Australian Volunteer Fire Company, Pitt St, Sydney, NSW
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St Mary's Catholic Church, North Sydney, NSW
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