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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Sydney Harbour Bridge
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'It is 1932 and Sydney has hit hard times but the construction of a bridge that will reach across the harbour is setting spirits soaring. Both Alice and Billy tell the story of building the spectacular Harbour Bridge which will link the north shore to the working class suburbs of the south and unify a separated city' (Libraries Australia) . In the form of the diaries of Billy Thompson and Alice Carson Sydney, New South Wales, 1931-1932.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Lindfield, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Scholastic Australia , 2012 .
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      Extent: 186p.
      ISBN: 9781741699531 (pbk.)
      Series: y separately published work icon My Australian Story Scholastic Press (publisher), Gosford : Scholastic Press , 2005- Z1398313 2000 series - publisher children's fiction children's A series of children's books, many of them historical fiction, that each highlight an aspect of Australian experience. Written in diary form.
    • Lindfield, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Omnibus Books , 2019 .
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      Alternative title: Bridging Sydney
      Extent: 186p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1st August 2019
      ISBN: 9781760663513
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Works about this Work

My Australian Story : Sydney Harbour Bridge Felicity Pulman , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , February 2012;
— Review of Sydney Harbour Bridge Vashti Farrer , 2012 single work children's fiction
Untitled Stella Lees , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 20 no. 2 2012; (p. 54)
— Review of Sydney Harbour Bridge Vashti Farrer , 2012 single work children's fiction
Untitled Jane Crew , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 36)
— Review of Sydney Harbour Bridge Vashti Farrer , 2012 single work children's fiction
Untitled Jane Crew , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 36)
— Review of Sydney Harbour Bridge Vashti Farrer , 2012 single work children's fiction
Untitled Stella Lees , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 20 no. 2 2012; (p. 54)
— Review of Sydney Harbour Bridge Vashti Farrer , 2012 single work children's fiction
My Australian Story : Sydney Harbour Bridge Felicity Pulman , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , February 2012;
— Review of Sydney Harbour Bridge Vashti Farrer , 2012 single work children's fiction
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Last amended 1 Jul 2019 13:37:15
Subjects:
  • Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales,
Settings:
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • 1931-1932
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