: Australians mark 90th anniversary of Sydney Harbour Bridge #IndiaNEWS #International Sydney, March 19 | Australians on Saturday marked the 90th anniversary of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. A host

Australians mark 90th anniversary of Sydney Harbour Bridge #IndiaNEWS #International
Sydney, March 19 | Australians on Saturday marked the 90th anniversary of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge.
A host of events littered Sydneys harbour as locals and tourists rang in the bridges 9th decade of regular use, including a spectacular lighting up of the bridge at night, a number of pop-up art galleries and museums displaying the bridges history, musical and dramatic performances, and a commemorative vintage train ride, reports Xinhua news agency.
Kicking off Saturdays festivities, a red F1 Vintage Electric Train and a New South Wales (NSW) Waratah Train, the citys most modern train, headed across the bridge in opposite directions a symbolic meeting of old and new.
As the train rolled into the platform just north of Sydney Harbour Bridge, excited children and reminiscent seniors piled into the train for the historic ride.
Over the other side of the bridge performers and actors warmed up ahead of keen crowds. An actor dressed in newsboy attire from the 1930s passed out papers and touted facts about the bridge.
Extra, extra read all about it, Sydney Harbour Bridges construction used over 6 million rivets, he shouted to passers-by.
Plaques lined the harbour with facts and stories about the bridges construction and long history, and performers brought brightness despite the dreary grey skies.
More than just a tourist destination, the bridge was first opened for public use on March 19, 1932. To this day it joins Sydneys northern and western suburbs and continues to play an integral role in the development of the nations largest city.
NSW Minister for Transport and Veterans David Elliott praised the bridge as a vital part of Sydneys history on how its citizens move around the city.
On this day 90 years ago, the Sydney Harbour Bridge came to life, and so too did the vision of a modern Sydney. More than 1 million people crossed the bridge on its opening day in trams, trains and on foot, which was almost the entire population of Sydney at that time, said Elliot.
Despite what the scale of the feat might suggest, its construction and completion came at a time of extreme poverty in Australias Great Depression when unemployment hit a staggering 32 per cent in 1931.
Source: IANS
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