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The ribbon was hurriedly retied and Lang performed the official opening ceremony and Game thereafter inaugurated the name of the bridge as Sydney Harbour Bridge and the associated roadway as the Bradfield Highway. After they did so, there was a 21-gun salute and an Royal Australian Air Force flypast. The intruder was identified as Francis de ...
Taking part in the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge parade. On 19 March 1932, Gwyther, with Ginger Mick, participated in the Royal Easter Show and paraded across the Sydney Harbour bridge in its opening. [1] [9] Following that, on 21 March, Lennie met cricketer Don Bradman at the Sydney Cricket Ground where he was given a signed cricket bat.
Francis Edward de Groot (24 October 1888 – 1 April 1969) was an Irish-Australian soldier and furniture maker. He is best known for dramatically interrupting the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932, attempting to slash the ribbon with a military sword while on horseback.
The Sydney Harbour Tunnel is a twin-tube road tunnel in Sydney, Australia. The tunnel was completed and opened to traffic in August 1992 to provide a second vehicular crossing of Sydney Harbour to alleviate congestion on the Sydney Harbour Bridge .
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, completed in 1932 Anzac Bridge, completed in 1995 Captain Cook Bridge Gladesville Bridge. Alfords Point; Anzac; Bennelong (private vehicles not permitted) Bernie Banton; Captain Cook; De Burghs; Endeavour; Fig Tree; Fullers; Gasworks Bridge; Gladesville; Glebe Island; Iron Cove; James Ruse Drive; Lansdowne; Lennox ...
Date of official opening: 20 October 1973: Height: 67 metre: ... Sydney Harbour Bridge – bridge across Sydney Harbour in Australia: Technical Specifications.
Port Jackson, commonly known as Sydney Harbour, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea (part of the South Pacific Ocean).
The Argyle Street substation is a unique feature of the Sydney Harbour Bridge construction and infrastructure. Of the fifteen substations constructed between 1926 and 1932 it is the only one of its type in terms of design style and rendered finish to match the Sydney Harbour Bridge which it was built to service. [1]