Forbes (inhabited place)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
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).
Item
Forbes Bridge, Lachlan River (in flood), 1885
Item
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).