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AddBy: Robert Brown1st Aug 2022 10:43AMDate is incorrect. This is during strengthening in 1920s, not construction. Work underway is tightening of U bolts providing additional support to pins in top chord. All early photos from above do not show these castings and U bolts
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NSWGR, Strengthening of the original Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, Brooklyn, NSW, [1920]
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InformationThe first railway bridge over the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales was opened in 1889.
See nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13744427 for the Sydney Morning Herald's account of the opening.
Date[1888]
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SubjectTrainsNew South Wales Government RailwaysRailroads -- New South Wales -- AustraliaGeotag[1] Hawksbury River Bridge NSW
New South Wales Government RailwaysRailroads -- New South Wales -- AustraliaGeotag[1] Hawksbury River Bridge NSWUse
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NSWGR, Strengthening of the original Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, Brooklyn, NSW, [1920] ([1888]), [ARHSBox001_0017]. Living Histories, accessed 11/02/2026, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/17380