Sydney Harbour Bridge
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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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19 Jan 1932 - first train across Sydney Harbour Bridge
On 19 January 1932 the first train crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge
28 Jul 1923 Sydney Harbour Bridge construction began
On this day 28 July 1923 construction began on 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
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
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The two halves of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
On 19 August 1930 at 10pm the two halves of the Sydney Harbour Bridge were joined
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