Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge Construction, 1889 Size:38 x 48 cm (A2) and continuous elevated conveyer system

and continuous elevated conveyer system ran along the shores of Darling Harbour

naturalist and intrepid explorer

its elaborate tracery and monumental steel trusses reflect the Eiffel Tower in many respects

The railway brought freight from the far corners of the state into the port

Creator Sydney Harbour Trust

Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge Construction, 1889 Size:38 x 48 cm (A2) and continuous elevated conveyer systemCreator Charles Bayliss Date 1889 Charles Bayliss (1850 1897), one of Australia's great nineteenth century photraphers, captured this epic tableau of images fo the Hawkesbury River Bridge under construction, prior to opening in 1889. The bridge was the third largest ever, constructed in the world. It was built by an American firm, the Union Bridge Company of Brooklyn, New York, when American engineering proess was buoyed by recent completion og New