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AddBy: Robert Brown15th Jul 2022 5:53PMDate is incorrect. This is during strengthening in 1920s, not construction. Additional diagonal bars in truss have been installed, lacing in posts has been welded
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NSWGR, construction of the original Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, Brooklyn, NSW, [1888]
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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, construction of the original Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, Brooklyn, NSW, [1888] ([1888]), [ARHSBox001_0014]. Living Histories, accessed 21/01/2026, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/17383