The+Sydney+Harbour+Bridge

Key words Sydney Harbour Bridge Steel arch bridge Bridge across the Harbour Construction The work of building Significance The effect something is likely to have on other things, consequence Icon A representation

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. CR 994.03/SPE Spearitt, P. __**Sydney Harbour Bridge. A Life**__.(2008) Written to celebrate the 75th Anniversary Celebrations it has detailed information about the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It covers the full history from 1815 through to now, details the story of its design and construction, the opening ceremony, its significance to Australia, then and now and it has lots of photographs. ** CR ** means it is in Closed Reserve and can only be used in the library!

__**The WEB Resources**__

**Audio Visual** **Sydney Harbour Bridge History** @http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=EDROUElh208 Produced by the State Records Office of NSW this is an authoritative and reliable site. This 9 minute video includes photographs from the Archives collection, and the narration explains the significance of the construction of the Bridge to Australia. It gives a good account of the work practices during construction and some great stories from the time. Includes links to other sites.

**Encyclopaedia** **http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge** Comprehensive information about the Sydney Harbour Bridge, including the history of the bridge, including early proposals, planning, construction and the opening. There is a detailed description of the bridge, and detailed outline of the construction process of the bridge, useful if you plan to build a model. It has useful images, and a number of links to other good sites.

**General information sites**

**The Sydney Harbour Bridge** **http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/HistoryAndArchives/SydneyHistory/HistoricBuildings/SydneyHarbourBridge.asp** This site is maintained by the City of Sydney Council. It provides authoritative, reliable and comprehensive information about the History of the Bridge, its construction and Opening celebrations. It explains the significance of the building of the bridge at the time of the Great Depression. This site includes links to other sites and has some excellent photographs and images of posters from the time of the opening.


 * A Brief History of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.** **@http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/archives_in_brief_37_2044.asp** A guide prepared by the State Records Office of NSW. It is both authoritative and reliable.The document gives detailed information about the reasons for the decision to build the bridge, the tender process, the construction, celebrations and significance to Australia. It also includes a number of great pictures showing the construction stages of the bridge.


 * Constructing Australia - The Bridge** @http://www.abc.net.au/tv/constructingaustralia/thebridge/default.htm ABC site with an account of the making of the film The Bridge. Has information about the history, process of construction, significant people and great photographs from the period


 * The Sydney Harbour Bridge** **http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/harbourbridge**/ An Australian Government site .It has an overview of the design and construction of the bridge, and basic facts about the bridge. It includes a number of great images from the 1930's, when the bridge was constructed. The site also It has a number of relevant links to other sites, as well as a interactive site on the bridge.


 * The Sydney Harbour Bridge @http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/sydney-harbour-bridge/index.html** Produced and maintained by the NSW Government, this site is both authoritative and reliable. It has brief information about the history of the Bridge, its construction, and its gnificance both, when it was built and its significance today. It has a few photographs of the bridge as it is today, but none from the planning and construction stages


 * The Sydney Harbour Bridge** **http://harbourbridge.com.au** The site is produced and maintained by the Harbour Bridge Tourist Company. It sources sits information form State Archives, as well from its own collection of memorabilia of Bridge History. The Information is relevant to your task, and it has an excellent photo of the incomplete span that it makes the information freely available for non-commercial use.


 * The Sydney Harbour Bridge @http://www.sydneyarchitecture.com/ROC/QUA02.htm** In addition to detailed information about the history, design, description, and construction of the bridge, this site gives an account of the social impact on the people at the time, and the response of the country people. It also has images including some great close-ups of the construction sections, as well as images of Bridge tickets, a Harbour Bridge lottery ticket, a souvenir opening telegram and some newspaper clippings and a stamp made to celebrate the opening.


 * The Sydney Harbour Bridge @http://www.bridgeclimb.com/theBridge/default.htm** Bridgeclimb.com is a commercial site, but is by Bridgeclimb who promote the bridge as a tourist icon and they work closely with Government and Archives in the preservation of artifacts and the history of the bridge. It is both authoritative and reliable. The Bridge is described as a symbolof Australia. It gives a very good summary of the design, construction and celebrations to do with the bridge. It has a time-line of the construction process and explains significance of the bridge in the time of the Great Depression, as well as today. Excellent photographs.
 * The Bridge @http://www.pylonlookout.com.au/history_frs.htm** The site provides a brief overview of the construction of the bridge and the opening celebrations. It has links to quick facts, good if you plan to make a model! and links to Bradfield, de Groot and a simple timeline about the Pylon history. It also provides downloadable images taken at the time of the construction of the bridge.


 * The Pylon Lookout @http://www.pylonlookout.com.au/PylonLookoutMediaKit.pdf** Prepared by the Bridgeclimb group. It is a 15 page booklet on the history of the Bridge since construction, from the point of view of the Pylons. It details information about the artifacts held in the exhibition in the Pylon, including pictures of the scissors, and provides details about characters associated with the Bridge and associated memorabilia. This site has a very good outline sketch of the bridge with measurements which is useful if you plan to construct a model of the bridge.


 * The Sydney Harbour Bridge** **@http://www.sydneyharbourbridge.info/** Produced by Bridgeclimb, the information matches that of of the more authoritative sources listed. It is worth viewing as It has a great image of the stages of the bridge progress from December 1926 to September 1931,


 * The Sydney Harbour Bridge @http://bridgepros.com/projects/SydneyHarbour/SydneyHarbour.htm** A business site with architects in mind as the audience.It provides quick access to the basic facts about the Bridge. Although limited information, the site is a great site for the overview measurements and materials used in the bridge construction to guide you if you decide to take the option to build a bridge model. It includes a photograph.

**Photographs**
 * @http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/introduction.htm** State Records Authority of NSW is authoritative and reliable site. It has a collection of original photographs taken around the harbour, before, during and after construction of the bridge. The albums consist of over 2000 images taken between 1923 and 1933, and include photographs of the building, equipment used and the official opening .These are primary sources of information and so of great value to the history researcher. The task requires that you include photographs and this is a great site to explore.


 * @http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10997079** The National Library of Australia holds many primary sources of Australian historical materials. It has an extensive digital collection of photographs from Australia's past. By searching using the key words “Sydney harbour Bridge” you will be directed to many great photographs taken at all stages of the bridge history. It is well worth exploring the collection to find photographs to add to your essay