Sydney Harbour Bridge
![Government Printing Office d1_03860 - Circular Quay Showing Strathnaver, and Sydney Harbour Bridge [From NSW Government Printer series: City Views], 1931](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2023/05/7db908ec2c214c5eacd07f4f682c64dd.jpg)
Sydney Harbour Bridge guide
A brief history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge plus a select list of records relating to the design, construction and official opening ceremony. Also included is a list of records relating to the construction workers employed by the NSW Government
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19 Jan 1932 - first train across Sydney Harbour Bridge
On 19 January 1932 the first train crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Bridging Sydney
The story of Sydney's Harbour Bridge unfolds like an epic tale. The proposals, planning materials, maps, photographs, artworks and contemporary written sources offer a wealth of information and fascinating insights into the history of Sydney
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13 May 1932 - Premier Jack Lang dismissed
On this day 13 May 1932 the NSW Premier, Jack Lang, was dismissed from office by NSW Governor Sir Philip Game
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Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge
On 28 July 1923 construction began on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
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Joining the Sydney Harbour Bridge
On 19 August 1930 at 10pm the two halves of the Sydney Harbour Bridge were joined
John Bradfield
John Bradfield is known as the father of modern Sydney, largely because of the role he played in overseeing the design and construction of an Australian icon, the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Unfurling Sydney’s radical past
An intriguing acquisition sheds light on the political turmoil of the 1930s and the bungled opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
This photo series captures the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, from turning the first sod to completion, including the official opening and its initial use by the public