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When the first sod was turned at North Sydney 100 years ago today to mark the beginning of construction, it was a day of hope-filled ceremonies and speeches.
When the first sod was turned at North Sydney 100 years ago today to mark the beginning of construction, it was a day of hope-filled ceremonies and speeches.
The Yarragadee is an underground aquifer beneath the Perth metropolitan area. Laying in thick layers of sand and porous rock, the youngest water in the aquifer is about 600 years old, the oldest more than 35,000.The Whadjuk Noongar people believe the
The building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge was a powerful symbol of where Australia thought it was going – and who it was leaving behind
There was so much happening for readers of The Sydney Morning Herald one Monday in March 1932. There were new statistics on UK imports, Phar Lap was looking fit ahead of the Agua Caliente and Bert Hinkler was planning a flight across the North Atlantic. But there was one event that had captivated the city over the weekend. “The Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened in glorious weather and with pageantry that has never been surpassed in Australia,” the Herald reported. “The police estimate that more than 750,000 people watched the procession - the largest crowd ever assembled in Sydney.” ...