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Hawkesbury River, 1885

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/53

Scope and Contents

190 x 140 mm. A view from the bank, showing a curve in the river, with a railway line on the left. The track runs across a shored-up dam on the river, and off into a tunnel.The tunnel in the picture leads through to the Hakesbury Bridge on the Sydney-Newcastle line. Brooklyn is situated near the mouth of the Hawkesbury, just in from Broken Bay, and the bridge was opened in 1889, completing a system which now extended over 1700 miles from Brisbane to Melbourne and Sydney, and then through to Adelaide.

Dates

  • Creation: 1885

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, some faded spots on print.

Related Materials

Y3086J/57, showing the same line, is captioned 'Brooklyn'.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-07-28 16:31:14+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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