Thursday, 23 October 2014

Kamilaroi Hwy at Brewarrina – New South Wales 19-10-2014

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Old building in Brewarrina – now the chemist shop.
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Repainted and beautiful - Lift Span bridge over the Barwon River.
This old Barwon Bridge is one only of two surviving examples left in the first series of lift span bridges in NSW. Opened in 1888, the bridge could be raised and lowered to allow the paddle steamers to pass underneath.
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Old and new Barwon Bridges.
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The Old Lift Span Bridge, still seemingly good for another century.
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Emus on the stock route – Kamilaroi Highway.

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