SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE'S HERITAGE
| This year is the 75th anniversary of the opening of Sydney's
iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge, one of the longest steel arches in the world. Opened on
March 19th 1932, the bridges construction showed to the world what could be achieved
industrially in a growing nation, still recovering from the depression. Today the Sydney Harbour Bridge is still one of the great engineered structures of the world. |
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Open Day to
Walk Across the Bridge
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18th March 2007 - 10.00am |
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Museum Of Sydney Exhibition | The greatest collection of of photos, memorabilia and artefacts on the bridge ever collected. |
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Sydney Observatory Exhibition | Our Bridge, Our Observatory A small exhibition of Sydney Harbour Bridge memorabillia & other rare items from the Powerhouse Museum Collection. Also continuous playing films showing the construction of the bridge.
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Lectures & Shows | |
| The Sydney
Harbour Bridge: the largest arch bridge in the world - Film
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Sunday 25th March 2007 - Museum of Sydney - 2.00pm | |
| An Engineering
History of Sydney Harbour Bridge - Lecture
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15th February 2007 - ASHET - History House, Macquarie St Sydney - 5.30 pm | |
| Sydney
Harbour Railway Bridge - Lecture
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3rd May 2007 - ASHET - History House, Macquarie St Sydney - 5.30 pm | |
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Guided Walks | |
| Guided walk lead by Dr Don Fraser, expert in Bridge development and
Sydney Harbour Bridge's heritage Bookings essential at Engineers Australia Sydney
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7, 10 & 15th March 2007 | |
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Self Guided Tours | Go at your leisure |
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Books | |
| Bridging Sydney, edited by Caroline Mackaness | To
purchase go here ISBN 1876991224
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DVDs | |
| Construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Original film footage of the building of the bridge taken by Henri Mallard |
For purchase information go here |
Page last updated 09 March, 2007