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I Dips Me Lid to the Sydey Harbour Bridge by CJ...

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I Dips Me Lid to the Sydey Harbour Bridge by CJ Dennis 1932

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[LTP 819.91 D42I]

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge did more than merely unite the two sides of the harbour; it inspired a city and a nation, long before it was even completed. Images of the bridge by Grace Cossington Smith, Henri Mallard and Harold Cazneaux are among the most iconic. While CJ Denis gives us a sentimental view of Sydney's colonial history, Peter Carey's observations of the city and its history focus on a much darker side of the past.

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Steel through arch bridge from Sydney business district to the North Shore, constructed between 1923 and 1932.

I Dips Me Lid to the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Poem written by CJ Dennis in 1932 which took the form of a conversation between Arthur Phillip and Dennis's earlier character, the Sentimental Bloke. It was commissioned and published by Berger's Paints to promote the use of 60,000 gallons of Berger's Paints on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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