Pacific Highway Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

Building the Hexham Bridge over the Hunter River

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:May 15, 2020
Post category:History Miscellaneous Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography
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Long before anybody considered building a bridge across the Hunter River at Hexham, people crossed by punt. A convenient crossroads and staging point between Newcastle, Maitland and Port Stephens -…

Bridging the Hawkesbury River: Part 3

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:March 24, 2020
Post category:History Vintage Photographs and Photography
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In the early days of European settlement in the colony of New South Wales, the only way to travel from Sydney to the "Coal River" - later to be Newcastle…

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