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Watkins Bridge. Vehicular bridge connecting Boolaroo and Teralba c1970
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…Media … Watkins Bridge. Vehicular bridge connecting Boolaroo and Teralba c1970 … Photo Ref: 25751 … Creators:… Lambert, Mr Con (Constant) … Lambert, Mr Paul … This was a vehicular bridge connecting Boolaroo and Teralba, and for many years was a major access road to the western side of Lake Macquarie.……The…
Construction of new bridge to replace the old Watkins Bridge, Cockle Creek Speers Point, 1973
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…Media … Construction of new bridge to replace the old Watkins Bridge, Cockle Creek Speers Point, 1973 … Photo Ref: 2313 … Creator: Haslam, Mr Perce … Watkins Bridge was a vehicular bridge connecting Boolaroo and Teralba, and for many years was a major access road to the western side of Lake Macquarie.……The…
Aerial photograph of the original Fennell Bay Bridge, The bridge was built in 1902 and replaced in 1967
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…Media … Aerial photograph of the original Fennell Bay Bridge, The bridge was built in 1902 and replaced in 1967 … Photo Ref: 24945 … Creator: McWilliams, Mr Kevin … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related……search…
Forming up for a bridge pile, Cockle Creek Railway Bridge, Easter 1947.(Boolaroo in background)
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…Media … Forming up for a bridge pile, Cockle Creek Railway Bridge, Easter 1947.……(Boolaroo in background) … Photo Ref: 3290 … Creator: Broadbent, Mr Max … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search…
Fennell Bay Bridge
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…Fennell Bay Bridge … Opening on 23rd of August 1902, the first Fennell Bay bridge was a wooden composite truss bridge that was in active use for 65 years. It was not until issues regarding width and traffic congestion that the second bridge was constructed in 1967.……In order not to disrupt water traffic,…
Swansea Bridge, 1919
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…Media … Swansea Bridge, 1919 … Photo Ref: 2810 … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … bridges … landmarks … swansea…
The new Fennell Bay Bridge alongside the old bridge. Photographed by Arnold Jayne
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…Media … The new Fennell Bay Bridge alongside the old bridge. Photographed by Arnold Jayne … Photo Ref: 3328 … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … fennell bay … landmarks…
Swansea Bridge slightly raised, circa 1930's. Note men on platform manually operating gear handle to raise and lower the bridge.
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…Media … Swansea Bridge slightly raised, circa 1930's. Note men on platform manually operating gear handle to raise and lower the bridge.……Photo Ref: 2814 … Creator: Hall, Mr John … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported…
Aerial photograph of the original Fennell Bay Bridge, The bridge was built in 1902 and replaced in 1967
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…Media … Aerial photograph of the original Fennell Bay Bridge, The bridge was built in 1902 and replaced in 1967 … Photo Ref: 24944 … Creator: McWilliams, Mr Kevin … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related……search…
Bridge Street
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…Bridge Street … Bridge Street is thought to have been named in 1939 the same time as connecting Chalmers Street. Bridge Street was named because of its proximity to Swansea Bridge.…

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