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Murrumbidgee River (river)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Gundagai Bridge, Murrumbidgee River, 1885

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/19
Scope and Contents

199 x 146 mm. Information given states '3 spans of 100 feet each, piers of Fitzroy (N.S.W.) iron, with 25 approach spans. Total length 1050 feet'. A view from one side along the bridge which crosses the river, here seen in spate. The main section is an all-metal construction, changing to wooden supports on the far side of the river.

Dates: 1885
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Hay Bridge, Murrumbidgee River, 1885

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/13
Scope and Contents

270 x 199 mm. The information given states '2 spans of 60 feet fixed, 2 swing spans of 60 feet, 19 approach spans, total length 732 feet'. A view from the side showing the centre section of the bridge constructed of iron girders on iron supports.

Dates: 1885
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).