NEW HAWKESBURY BRIDGE OPENED
Received IMondav, 9:45 p.m. SYDXEY, July 1. Before a crowd of lumilredp of eheering workmen and families, the Premier, Mr. McICell, today opencd the new Ilawkesbury hridge which has taken seven years to complete. Mr. IMcTvell disclosed that maps recovered from a desjroyed Japanese midget submari'ne, had the Hawkeshury hridge plainlv marked as a target. Tt was a matter for profound tlianks, he said, that the •lapanese commanders had not diverted several suhmarines to this task. The capacity and watclifulness of tlie engineers who discovered Ihe lirst fault in the old hridge had prohably saved a ";rave disaster.
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Chronicle (Levin), 2 July 1946, Page 5
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