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by Peter Lalor

ISBN: 174175027X
ISBN13: 978-1741750270
Language: English
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty LTD (January 12, 2006)
Pages: 388
Subategory: History

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When it was finally opened in March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge .

When it was finally opened in March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge had taken almost nine years to complete at a cost of sixteen lives and more than six million pounds. This is the epic story of the most recognisable symbol of Australia, and the people, political wranglings and incredible feats of engineering behind its creation. Lalor has written a most intimately affectionate version of an epic story' Canberra Times. The book is focused on the stories around the bridge, its construction and subsequent events – and less so on the mechanics and technical aspects of construction. The book quotes James Michener’s opinion that It is very ugly.

This is the epic story of the most recognisable symbol of Sydn Author(s): Peter Lalor ISBN: 9781741750270 Binding: Paperback Published: 2006-12-01 The epic story of an Australian icon - the Sydney Harbour Bridge. When it was finally officially opened in March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge had taken almost eight years to complete at a cost of more than six million pounds.

The definitive story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, one of the world's most amazing engineering feats - a structure that has . Over 14 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.

The definitive story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, one of the world's most amazing engineering feats - a structure that has become a national icon. Publisher: Allen & Unwin.

When it was finally opened in March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge had taken almost nine years to complete at a cost of sixteen lives and more than six million pounds

When it was finally opened in March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge had taken almost nine years to complete at a cost of sixteen lives and more than six million pounds. This is the epic story of the most recognisable symbol of . .in world terms, that great arch defined Sydney and for the most part, Australia. Hon. Paul Keating, former Prime Minister of Australia.

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The Bridge : The Epic Story of an Australian Icon - the Sydney Harbour Bridge. When it was finally opened in March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge had taken almost nine years to complete at a cost of sixteen lives and more than six million pounds. By (author) Peter Lalor.

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A bridge over the East River, joining the cities of New York and Brooklyn, had been talked about for nearly as long as anyone could recall. According to the best history of Brooklyn ever written, a three-volume work by a medical doctor named Henry R. Stiles, Volume II of which appeared that same year of 1869, the idea for a bridge was exactly as old as the century, the first serious proposal having been recorded in Brooklyn in 1800

The Sydney Harbour Bridge has become one of the most recognisable icons, along with the Sydney Opera House . Peter Lalor, The Bridge: The epic story of an Australian icon - The Sydney Harbour Bridge, Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW, 2005.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge has become one of the most recognisable icons, along with the Sydney Opera House, of Sydney and Australia. The bridge undoubtedly made Sydney and its suburbs a much more connected city. D Ellyard and R Wraxwrothy, The Story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bay Books, Sydney, 1982.

The definitive story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge - a structure that has become a national icon . This is the epic story of the most recognisable Australian symbol, the people who built it, political wrangling and incredible engineering feats. it had to be dead quiet and you could hear her talking. Design engineer Gordon Stuckey.

The definitive story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, one of the world's most amazing engineering feats - a structure that has become an Australian national icon.

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Qwert

Peter Lalor has accumulated a lot of information on the design and building of one of the most famous bridges of our planet, a top Australian icon, the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Only the contribution of engineer Georges Imbault has been a bit underestimated.
The text is well documented and well written. I read it on my kindle where the illustrations are unfortunately minuscule and hard to appreciate. A highly recommended reading for all bridge lovers.

invasion

great story

Otiel

Having just "walked" the bridge, this is a wonderful history with lots of photos. I will use it as a reference in presentations!

Ndav

The Bridge has been with us for a little over 80 years now. This book, issued for the 75th anniversary covers the machinations in getting the bridge built and opened. So many interesting stories – the design (looks like it was pretty much a larger copy of New York’s Hell Gate Bridge of 1916) was contentious, with rival claimants for the glory (resulting in a somewhat ambiguous attribution on the memorial tablet), novel construction techniques and most of all, the opening, high-jacked by the fascist New Guard and de Groot, who couldn’t bear to see the bridge opened by a non-royal in the form of socialist Premier Jack Lang. While under construction it was described as the Iron Lung, providing an income for the many workers who would otherwise have been cast aside in the Great Depression. Very interesting to reflect on the stories of the devastation for the inhabitants at both ends of the bridge, who were uprooted, lost homes and businesses, with little compensation (to avoid a costly precedent!). Probably should be a memorial tablet for those people as well. Most of all I liked the story of nine year-old Lennie Gwyther, who rode his pony (Ginger Mick) nearly 1000km from Leongatha to Sydney to see the opening; Lennie and Ginger were treated as celebrities and rewarded with a place in the opening parade.

The book is focused on the stories around the bridge, its construction and subsequent events – and less so on the mechanics and technical aspects of construction. The book quotes James Michener’s opinion that “It is very ugly”. Can’t agree, it is a thing of beauty in purpose, design and history – as is this beautifully illustrated book.

Tamesya

Peter Lalor has produced a very readable and informative account of the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is a tale of courage, vision and hard work, interspersed with moments of high drama. The decade-long building of this iconic bridge was more than just an incredible feat of engineering, it was also inspiration for an emerging nation and a country experiencing the social turmoil of the unsettling 1930s. "The Bridge" captures it all and helps the visitor to Sydney understand the enduring emotive appeal of what is deprecatingly called 'the coat hanger' by locals.