Monday 17 September 2018
Early bridges of Adelaide and their stories: never a bridge too far
Presented by Chris Durrant
No sooner up than down was the fate of Adelaide’s early bridges. From Hindmarsh to Hackney, the River Torrens soon defeated every structure, so this will be a tour of bridges long since vanished. But in their wake is a rich history, one that includes Frome’s failure, Freeling’s folly and the publican who went mad.
After a former life as an academic mathematician, Chris Durrant discovered South Australian history in retirement 15 years ago. Since then he has been collating documents that describe life in the early settlement of Adelaide. He has also researched the history of the Hack family, work which contributed to Iola Mathew’s Chequered Lives, a biography of John Barton Hack and his younger brother Stephen.
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| No. | * | B | T | d | doc | Date | Topic, Speaker, Detail |
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| 417 | 17/9/2018 | Early bridges of Adelaide and their stories: never a bridge too farPresented by Chris Durrant No sooner up than down was the fate of Adelaide’s early bridges. From Hindmarsh to Hackney, the River Torrens soon… |
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