![]() ![]() 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. The author’s own summary is also accurate: “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. Paul Keating, former Prime Minister of Australia, called it: “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.” The book flows easily from chapter to chapter, yet many chapters also stand on their own as self-contained fascinating historical stories. From the bizarre attempt to sabotage the opening ceremony to the bridge's role in the Sydney Olympics, this is a lively history of one of the world's most famous structures.Īn interesting, well-researched history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and all the characters, escapades, dreams, adventures, politics, economics, and engineering involved. Going behind the public face of the bridge, Peter Lalor recreates the intriguing characters who populate its history: Lennie Gwyther, the nine-year-old boy who made a 900-mile solo journey on horseback to see it, John Bradfield who eventually realised his dream of connecting Sydney's two shores, and Vince Kelly, the larger than life boilermaker who fell from the arch and survived and many more. This is the epic story of the most recognisable symbol of Sydney and Australia and the people who built it: their ambitions, political wrangling and incredible feats of engineering. 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. Author(s): Peter Lalor ISBN: 9781741750270 Binding: Paperback Published: The epic story of an Australian icon - the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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