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Traffic flowing smoothly on the Sydney Harbour Bridge after two new lanes were opened, July 1959

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William (Bill) Brindle
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National Archives of Australia
[A1200, L32700]

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Brindle, William (Bill)

Bill Brindle was an official photographer with the Department of Information, later renamed the Australian News and Information Bureau, and then the Australian Information Service.

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Transport

Sydney's transport has been shaped by the geography of the city, changing economic and social needs, technological limitations and advances, and political considerations. From walking tracks and animal haulage to the commuting city of today, transport has also shaped the city itself, opening up new areas and choking others. Carts, ferries, trains, trams, buses and cars have all figured in Sydney's transport history.

Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge

When the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in 1932 it was the epitome of modern bridge design and engineering ingenuity. The iconic design was the creation of Dr JCC Bradfield, of the New South Wales Department of Public Works, Ralph Freeman, consulting engineer for the builders, Dorman, Long and Co, and thousands of workers who toiled on it through the Great Depression.

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