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Hawkesbury River Bridge
first
design length, 2896. owing to pier six being out of position, a bridge piece was made 4'3" longer (?)
[1]
1938 - cracks showing.
[2]
[3]
1938 - gauntlet track introduced.
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1939 - plans proposed to replace the bridge.
[5]
1947 - first span removed.
[6]
second
Main North Line
The extension to the line was discussed in parliament as early as 1881
[7] and was first gazetted by the government of the day, May 1883.
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[9]
1881 - Much general discussion about a loan to fund the line, 1881.
[10]
1883 - Tender for steel casings for bridges, not mentioned to be specific for this bridge but for bridges on this line.
[11]
1881 - And blah blah to the max about this and that and direction.
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1884 - Discussion, with tunnels lengths, culverts, measurements.
[13]
1887 - Extension opened the 7th instant from this date making it the 7th April 1887.
[14]
Bridge
some Hornsby Local data to sort through.
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[16]
Hornsby Council photo collection.
[17]
1883-09 Call for tenders, supply of cylinders for the new bridge.
[18]
1884-12 plans and general condiditions.
[19]
1886-07 notes on the bridge.
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1889-04official description of the bridge.
[21]
1889-05 Opened with ceremony.
[22]
1889-05 Whitton writes to the Herald re: estimates.
[23]
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"THE HAWKESBURY BRIDGE" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 15, 940. New South Wales, Australia. 24 April 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 8 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"HAWKESBURY BRIDGE DEFECT" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 31, 413. New South Wales, Australia. 6 September 1938. p. 13. Retrieved 9 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"CRACKS IN PIERS" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 31, 416. New South Wales, Australia. 9 September 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 9 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"HAWKESBURY BRIDGE" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 31, 430. New South Wales, Australia. 26 September 1938. p. 13. Retrieved 9 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"HAWKESBURY RAIL BRIDGE" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 31, 516. New South Wales, Australia. 4 January 1939. p. 13. Retrieved 9 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"REMOVING OLD HAWKESBURY RIVER RAIL BRIDGE" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 34, 181. New South Wales, Australia. 11 July 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 9 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"THE NORTHERN RAlLWAY AND SYDNEY" .
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . Vol. XXXVIII, , no. 5129. New South Wales, Australia. 19 March 1881. p. 2 (Second Sheet to The Maitland Mercury). Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia. {{
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"GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. Part 1" .
New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 212. New South Wales, Australia. 18 May 1883. p. 2789. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. Part 2" .
New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 212. New South Wales, Australia. 18 May 1883. p. 2789. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"THE NORTHERN RAlLWAY AND SYDNEY" .
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . Vol. XXXVIII, , no. 5129. New South Wales, Australia. 19 March 1881. p. 2 (Second Sheet to The Maitland Mercury). Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia. {{
cite news }}
: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (
link )
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"TENDERS FOR PUBLIC WORKS" .
New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 416. New South Wales, Australia. 9 October 1883. p. 5458. Retrieved 9 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 13, 627. New South Wales, Australia. 2 December 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"THE HOMEBUSH-WARATAH RAILWAY" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 14, 426. New South Wales, Australia. 21 June 1884. p. 9. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"HOMEBUSH TO WARATAH RAILWAY" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 15, 296. New South Wales, Australia. 5 April 1887. p. 10. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"First Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge" . Hornsby Shire Library Special Collections. Retrieved 8 June 2016 .
^ Blaxell, Gregory (13 January 2010).
"How Hawkesbury was conquered" . Archived from
the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016 .
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pics
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"Miscellaneous Items" .
Australian Town and Country Journal . Vol. XXVIII, , no. 714. New South Wales, Australia. 15 September 1883. p. 32. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia. {{
cite news }}
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link )
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"NEWS OF THE DAY" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 14, 576. New South Wales, Australia. 13 December 1884. p. 13. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"The Hawkesbury Railway Bridge" .
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . Vol. XLIII, , no. 5958. New South Wales, Australia. 6 July 1886. p. 6. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia. {{
cite news }}
: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (
link )
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"THE HAWKESBURY BRIDGE" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 15, 940. New South Wales, Australia. 24 April 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 8 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"OPENING OF THE HAWKESBURY BRIDGE" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 15, 947. New South Wales, Australia. 2 May 1889. p. 7. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"HAWKESBURY BRIDGE" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 15, 954. New South Wales, Australia. 10 May 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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"Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge" . Hornsby Shire Council . Retrieved 2 June 2016 .
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"First Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge" . cdm15997.contentdm.oclc.org . Retrieved 2 June 2016 .
Oberon
Dave Rave/sandbox4 Other name(s) Oberon branch
Further information
Status closed Termini Stations 4 Opened 3 October 1923 (1923-10-03 ) Closed 1979 Line length 15 miles 7 chains (24.3 km)
[1] Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm )
Minimum radius 5 chains (330 ft; 100 m) Highest elevation
Maximum incline 4%
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Newnes
Dave Rave/sandbox4 Other name(s) Wolgan Valley Railway
Further information
Status closed Owner The Commonwealth Oil Corporation Locale
Blue Mountains Termini Connecting lines
Main Western Stations 5 Type heavy rail Depot(s)
Newnes Line length 32 miles 6 chains (51.6 km)
[1] Character at-grade
Track gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm )
Minimum radius 5 chains (330 ft; 100 m) Highest elevation 3,960 ft (1,210 m)
Maximum incline 4%
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Dave Rave/sandbox4 Other name(s) Bombala Kunama
Track gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm )
Goulburn (Joppa) to Queanbeyan
Opened to Michelago by 1887
Opened to cooma 1889
Opened to Bombala in 1921
Opened 30 miles 20 chains (48.7 km)
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Coota - Coolac - Gundagai
Wagga - Tarcutta
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