 Prior to forming a partnership with Walter Hunt, Charles Lynch had been a partner in the Townsville practice of Tunbridge, Tunbridge and Lynch, from 1907–10, which completed a number of projects in Cairns, including the Cairns School of Arts, Central Hotel, the Harbour Board Offices, and the rebuilding of the Court House Hotel.After his partnership with Hunt dissolved in 1921, Lynch practiced as an architect in Townsville until 1937.Walter Hunt had practiced as an architect in Charters Towers from 1900-10 prior to his partnership with Charles Lynch.