I have been watching the refurbishment of the 1895 Tharwa Bridge over the past few years with interest and have posted about the bridge in various stages of refurbishment during that time. Checked again today to see workman clearing up the area underneath the bridge and took some video...
Older posts: Tharwa Bridge - Tharwa Bridge Allen Truss - Truss update - Rebirth of the bridge video.
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History lost through lack of funding
The following ABC article laments the possible loss of many historical audio visual records that are waiting for digitising into modern fo...
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Oaks Estate is a remnant of Canberra's early colonial history. This Canberra residential area sits squarely on the border of New South W... -
The competition to design the new Federal Capital City of Canberra in 1913, having 136 entries, ended with the decision to award Walter Bur... -
Found by my son whilst hiking in the Brindabellas was this small skull. What I thought was interesting was the remaining canine evident. At... -
If anyone is looking for a place to do a little gold prospecting might I suggest the mighty Goodradigbee in the Brindabella Valley. I'll... -
A little known fact is that Canberra is built on the top of numerous limestone caves... In 1821 Charles Throsby (1777 - 1828) (bio here ) ... -
Every time I drive past the new Australian National Museum I am reminded of the place of my birth, the (now demolished) Royal Canberra hos...
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Out past Uriarra to the west of Canberra is the Brindabella Road. The road rises to the peak of the Brindabella Mountain on the ACT border b...
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