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Sydney Harbour Bridge Construction
The Sydney Harbour Bridge – affectionately known as The Coathanger by Australians – was opened to great fanfare and a touch of scandal on 19 March 1932 and was the longest steel arch bridge in the world at the time, with a span of 503 metres...
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Sydney Harbour Bridge During Construction
Sydney Harbour Bridge during construction, with two airplanes-Charles Ulm's "Southern Sun" & a Gypsy Moth. Photomontage by Edward Searl. The aeroplanes were added to the already dramatic image of the two halves of the Harbour Bridge arch...
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Construction
Circular Quay (Sydney, Australia) showing trams, six K-class ferries, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, c. 1930s.
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Construction
The two arches of the Sydney Harbour Bridge coming together. The photo was taken from the approach to the then-tram terminus at the wharf at McMahons Point, c. 1930.
Royal Australian Historical Society.
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Sydney Stories: Bradfield and the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Julia Horne, the University Historian, presents a series of short videos for the Sydney Alumni Magazine (SAM) that shine a fresh light on notable University figures and events, and their place in Australian life.
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The Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Captain Francis De Groot (1888-1969), a member of the fascist New Guard group, rode a borrowed horse and slashed the ribbon with his cavalry sword at the opening ceremony for the Sydney Harbour Bridge (March 19, 1932). It prevented the New...
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Sketch of Proposed Sydney Harbour Bridge
The proposed bridge from near Dawe's Point, Sydney, to near Milsons Point, North Shore, sketch by P. E. Henderson, engineer, 1857.
State Library of New South Wales, Sydney.
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Official Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Aerial view of Sydney, Australia and Circular Quay on the day of the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, photo by E. W. Searle, 19 March 1932.
National Library of Australia, Canberra.
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Riggers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Riggers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during its construction, photo by Ted Hood, 1931.
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney.
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Workers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Workers on the southwestern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, photograph by the New South Wales Department of Public Works, printed by Alfried James Kent, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1932. Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo, NSW, Australia...
