Bridge building, Murray Bridge |
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| Title : | Bridge building, Murray Bridge |
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| Source : | B 3161 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1925 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Men working on the structure of the new Railway Bridge over the River Murray at Murray Bridge. The four man gang are handling a pop rivet machine. [On back of Photograph] Murray Bridge. Construction of the new railway bridge over the River Murray. 1925. Published in the Chronicle, 17th October 1925 The first bridge at Murray Bridge was opened in 1879 after being called for as early as 1864. By 1886 it was also carrying the railway line to the Victorian border. By the early 20th century as many as 15 freight trains a day were using the bridge with road traffic sometimes delayed for several hours. A second dedicated rail bridge was called for an opened in November 1925. |
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| Coverage year : | 1925 |
| Place : | Murray Bridge |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
| Further reading : | Across the mighty Murray: Murray Bridge [Murray Bridge, S. Aust.]: Murray Bridge and District Historical Society, 1988 St. Clair-Johnson, C. Murray Bridge Kent Town, S. Aust.: Heritage Unit, Department for the Environment, [1980] Jones, H. W. Bridge centenary Adelaide: Highways Dept., 1979 |
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