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Lachlan (river)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Cowra Bridge, 1885

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/38
Scope and Contents

158 x 108 mm. A side view of the bridge, looking along the almost dry river bed.

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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Cowra Bridge, Lachlan River, Cowra, 1885

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/37
Scope and Contents

280 x 104 mm. 2 prints joined. Information given states '3 spans of 130 feet each, (McCallum Truss), 3 of 75 feet with {blank] approach spans. Total length 700 feet'. A view from the roadway to one side of the bridge, showing wooden superstructure and supporting piers.

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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Forbes Bridge, Lachlan River, 1885

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/44
Scope and Contents

93 x 58 mm. A side view of the bridge, a wooden structure with wooden supports, with the river level very low.

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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Forbes Bridge, Lachlan River (in flood), 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/43
Scope and Contents

148 x 100 mm. Information given states '3 spans of 68 feet each with 7 approach spans, total length 420 feet'. A side view of the bridge, a wooden structure with wooden supports, with the river reaching high up the piers and overflowing its banks.

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).