Gundagai
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This was taken at Gundagai and is a disused railway bridge. / Taken with a Canon 350D Best viewed LARGE
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BEST VIEWED LARGER / Gundagai is situated on the eastern outskirts of the Riverina district about 100 kilometres southwest of Yass on the Hume Highway, the main inland route from Sydney to Melbourne. The Murrumbidgee River, which flows through Gundagai, played a major role in the town’s history with its vast alluvial flats on the northern side attracting early migrant settlers with fertile grazing and agricultural land. The railway bridge, erected in 1901, heads off to the south-west from this point while the Prince Alfred Bridge extends southwards over Morley Creek and the Murrumbidgee. Work started on the road bridge in 1866 and it was opened in 1867, although it was not completed until 1869. The iron section spans the river proper while the approaches over the river flats are of timber. The piers were cast at the country’s first foundry, at Mittagong. Possibly the first wrought-iron truss bridge in NSW it was, at the time, one of the longest in the state. New spans were added from 1896-99 to take it right across the flat, tripling its length. It was part of the old Hume Highway until 1976 and is now open to pedestrian traffic only. Eqipment: D300, Sigma 10-20mm lens, 5 bracketted images, processed with Photomatix , a slight fine tune in Capture NX
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The old railway station at Gundagai. Canon 350D - / at-night: : : : : : :
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Shooting the Dogs
by PilgrimIt is tough country out beyond Gundagai; not many trees, low hills and thin grass. In summer the place is all glare and dust. In winter t…
It makes the tough decisions of the city look pretty easy.
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BETTER VIEWED LARGER Many area of Australia are still experiencing droughts and water is low in the rivers giving way to agae growth. Gundagai is situated on the eastern outskirts of the Riverina district about 100 kilometres southwest of Yass on the Hume Highway, the main inland route from Sydney to Melbourne. The Murrumbidgee River, which flows through Gundagai, played a major role in the town’s history with its vast alluvial flats on the northern side attracting early migrant settlers with fertile grazing and agricultural land. By 1852, despite previous large floods and warnings from local aborigines, the settlement had grown along the river’s alluvial flats. On the evening of 24th June 1852, a great flood swept down the Murrumbidgee valley and many of the settlers chose to take refuge in the lofts in their houses instead of moving to higher ground. By morning the devastation became apparent. The punt which normally carried freight across the river set out to rescue those trapped, but capsized. Two aborigines, Yarri and Jackey Jackey, took their canoes into the raging waters countless times throughout the night and rescued many stranded people. There were 89 known deaths in Gundagai and many buildings were destroyed. In 1853, another flood swept away most of what was left. Gold was discovered in the area around the 1860s and the town grew with the new mining population. The Prince Alfred Bridge, built in 1867 to enable the locals to cross the wide expanse of the river more quickly, is a rare example of a wrought iron pin-jointed Warren truss road bridge and was the first iron truss bridge built in New South Wales. It is classified by the National Trust and now closed to traffic. The nearby Railway Bridge was completed in 1902 extending rail transport into southern New South Wales. A second gold boom at the turn of the 20th Century swelled Gundagai’s population even further. Equipment: Nikon D300 Sigma 10-20mm lens / Technique: HDR, 5 bracketted shots Hand held
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A diiferent look angle of the old briges at Gundagai. / Rail bridge on the left and old road bridge on the right. / Taken with a Canon 350D : :
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This is the ‘bidgee at Gobarralong which is just out of Gundagai. / This is the source of our main water supply. This should be water from one bank to the other. Not sand banks & certainly not with grass growing on them. / We have had some good steady rainfalls of late which has been good for the crops & pasture. We need a lot more to replenish the water in the rivers, creeks & dams. / Good snow in the snowfields would be good too as the rivers get a good topping up when it melts. / If you look at this in large you’ll see that the white things in the trees is a flock of cockatoos.
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A field in Rural NSW, just south of Gundagai.
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This bridge is a total length of 3,025 feet, making the viaduct one of the longest timber structures ever constructed in Australia. I remember this bridge most, from having to cross it when the river was flooded. The water could get to around 2 metres (6 foot) below. Travelling across this bridge (which always seemed to have some movement), was a pretty scary experience. F6.4 / 1/80 / ISO 100 / Fuji S9500 /
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The historic Prince Alfred Bridge (left) and the now defunct, rusting, but nonetheless beautiful (in an mad steampunk way) Railway Bridge (right) in Gundagai. It rained the previous day, so we prayed that we would be blessed with a more favourable weather. And we were! I recommend you all to visit Gundagai, NSW, Australia. Definitely. More Gundagai photos coming soon! * / Please do not copy, redistribute, or use this artwork WITHOUT my written permission! This artwork is not part of the public domain!
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This rail bridge built in 1903 is the longest timber truss bridge built in Australia at 819 metres in length. It is of great historical value in a region of NSW filled with interesting places to visit.
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The Niagara is one of Gundagai’s best known traditional Greek/Australian milk bars – established in 1902, and remodelled to art deco style in 1933 which is retained today. An image of Niagara Falls is painted over the front entrance and repeated on the china and serviettes. The Niagara’s main claim to fame concerns the unexpected visit of a small party that arrived under cover of darkness at the height of World War II. A loud banging on the cafe’s front door interrupted Jack Castrission as he was locking up about midnight one night in 1942. He peered through the glass to find the wartime Prime Minister, John Curtin, standing on his doorstep. Along with Artie Fadden and Ben Chifley, Curtin was returning to Canberra after a fundraising trip for the war effort. Jack let them in, and the Niagara Cafe put on the best it had to offer, a huge plate of steak and eggs. Badly in need of hot food and a brief respite from the cold, the visitors were so impressed with the generous meal and the equally generous measure of country Greek cafe hospitality that they returned regularly and increased the Niagara’s tea ration into the bargain. Castrission celebrated the occasion with new cafe china that was emblazoned with a monogram commemorating the visit, and this is still on display in one of the front windows. / ~ Sydney Morning Herald. We had a sensational meal of hamburgers with egg and bacon there!
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An Old Rail Bridge
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Some cattle in the fog on a cool Gundagai morning.
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Yesterday I drove from Melbourne to Sydney, arriving in Gundagia in the late afternoon. I had resisted the urge to stop and take photos until the sun began to set. I pulled off the Hume Highway onto a dirt road that ran along the top of a ridge about 30 kms north of Gundagia. This scene looks peaceful but the whole time I was taking photos there were about 50 jet black cows bellowing at me from the field below. Somehow they knew I was a stranger and they were demanding to know what I was doing on ‘their’ road.
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Near Gundagai, NSW, along the Hume Highway. The inland slopes of the Great Dividing Range of Eastern Australia are amongst the most degraded landscapes in the world. Beef and lamb production has caused the complete denuding of once forested areas the size of France and Spain combined. The associated land management issues (erosion, waterway degredation, loss of biodiversity) are now pushing Australia towards the edge of ecological disaster. A vego in a Hummer is more environmentally friendly than a carnivore in a Prius.
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Woke before sunrise and went out looking for photo opportunities…..Ended up waiting for sunrise at the top of the hill over South Gundagai…. Thankfully, it did a nice job of painting of the trees with a beautiful light….....
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Engineering can be both purposeful and beautiful
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This is a side photo of the old gundagai road bridge, obviously now in need of repair
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Standing along side the old road bridge, this rail bridge was once heavily used
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Taken from the paddock beneath the bridge. Hard to believe but this 30 years ago use to be at times under water
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