Complex sentence: Mr. Joseph Bryant, mine manager of the New North Clunes Company and commissioned local architect F.W. Turton to build a large residence in the "American-Swiss" style, according to an article in "Ballarat and District 1901".
Split into simpler sentences: Mr. Joseph Bryant, mine manager of the New North Clunes Company. He commissioned local architect F.W. Turton to build a large residence in the "American-Swiss" style, according to an article in "Ballarat and District 1901".