Historic bridges of New South Wales

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This list documents historical bridges located in New South Wales, Australia. Road, rail and pedestrian bridges are listed. Generally bridges built before World War II (1939) have been included in this list.

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Historical context

Bridge construction in New South Wales started with the needs of the first settlers and continues through to the present day with advanced bridge design. The infant colony had limited expertise and limited materials. As time passed, techniques and materials were developed that allowed greater spans to be crossed and therefore expansion of the colony into otherwise inaccessible areas.

The NSW Public Works Department was under pressure from a cash strapped government to produce as much road and bridge work for as little cost as possible. [1] The cheapest bridge was the timber truss which could be built with local timber.

All bridges are unique in the sense that the bridges were built using various technology, expertise, or materials or how they gained access to an area.

For example, at the time of early settlement, (1788 onwards) NSW was very isolated from the technological advances being developed in Europe and North America. Materials such as cast iron were unavailable to early colonial NSW bridge builders. NSW bridge builders had to rely on their own resourcefulness, bred of isolation, distance and the unique environment to make these bridges.

New South Wales's unusual environment, in general, results in unusual, and extreme river flows. This resulted in almost no water flow for most of the year with some flow each year and extreme floods around once a decade. Inland, the environment causes a low pressure system coming over the continent, due to a large high pressure of the Indian Ocean. This often occurs at summer, at which time it causes cyclone season, although it can occur at any time of year (but not inducing cyclones). At the coast, the cause is the "east coast low", which occurs at similar places at the eastern edge of a number continents, and sees the continent's normal high pressure systems becomes one large and stationary system, perhaps due to doldrums over the west coast's ocean. This phenomenon causes the global trade winds deviate, - inducing the low pressures at polar and tropical latitudes to connect along the east coast - producing a trough situation that mimics a tropical monsoon. An east coast low rain event can occur at any time of the year. Early settlers often replaced washed out bridges with a similarly rudimentary structure, only to see it also washed away in a heavy rain event. The government came to see that this was a major problem holding back economic development in New South Wales.

In solving these problems, colonial NSW embraced the innovations produced by others and adapted them successfully to the unique situations presented. There are examples of some fine 19th-century bridge engineering provided for the railway expansion, conceived mainly by British engineers working in the then isolation of the Australian inland. One examples of many of the newer European techniques that were used was the idea of the cable-stayed bridges.

Australia developed around coastal communities with rudimentary road systems to inland settlements. The early years saw early bridge technology limited very much to the 18th-century European technology of masonry arches and cast iron, the latter still in its infancy and not produced to any great extent in New South Wales.

NSW at the time of early settlement had an abundance of convict labour and had a need for rapid construction. In a country heavily timbered this led to basic timber structure bridges but as the colony gained stability, the government looked towards more permanent structures. Furthermore, as the skills for quarrying and stone dressing became available, masonry bridges began to be designed and built. As all metal materials had to be imported, iron bridges were rarely appropriate and were in any case still too novel for colonial application. Iron bridges were only used for major crossings on important corridors. [2]

Timber truss bridges, and timber bridges generally were so common that NSW was known to travellers as the "timber bridge state". [1]

The following list illustrates the development of New South Wales bridge construction techniques. The list commences from the earlier constructions through to the later developments.

New South Wales historic bridges

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19th century

BuiltNameLocationImageConstruction type
(materials)
LengthUse
(carries)
In useCommentsRefsCoordinates
m ft
1833 Lennox Bridge Glenbrook (1)Lennox Bridge-1.jpg Closed-spandrel deck arch 620Road: Mitchell's Pass: downhill only
  • Motor vehicles
  • Pedestrians
  • Bicycles
YesLennox Bridge is the oldest stone bridge on the Australian mainland. [3] 33°45′15″S150°37′56″E / 33.75417°S 150.63222°E / -33.75417; 150.63222
1836 Lansdowne Bridge Lansvale Lansdownebridge1.jpg Closed-spandrel deck arch 33.5110Road: Hume Highway
  • Motor vehicles
  • Pedestrians
YesLargest span stone arch bridge in Australia. [4] 33°53′24″S150°58′01″E / 33.89000°S 150.96694°E / -33.89000; 150.96694
1839 Lennox Bridge Parramatta LennoxBridgeParramatta.JPG Closed-spandrel deck arch 2789Road: Church Street
  • Motor vehicles
  • Pedestrians
Yes [5] 33°48′39″S150°00′16″E / 33.81083°S 150.00444°E / -33.81083; 150.00444
1858 Pyrmont Bridge Darling Harbour PyrmontBridgeSydney2 gobeirne.jpg Swing bridge
3691,211Road: Pyrmont Bridge Road
  • Pedestrians
  • Bicycles only
YesAt the time of its construction, one of the largest swing spans in the world and it was one of the first to be powered by electricity. [6] 33°52′14″S151°12′02″E / 33.87056°S 151.20056°E / -33.87056; 151.20056
1861 Glebe Island Bridge Rozelle Bay SLNSW 479646 143 Glebe Island Bridge SH 619620.jpg Viaduct with a small hand-cranked swing-span
  • Timber beam deck
3191,045Road: 1861-1862NoReplaced by Blackbutts Bridge (1862–1903). [7] [8] [9] [10] 33°52′06″S151°11′09″E / 33.868231°S 151.185731°E / -33.868231; 151.185731
1863 Menangle railway viaduct Menangle Viaduct Menangle NSW 1864.jpg Arch viaduct
145476Rail: Main Southern railway YesSpanning the Nepean River and designed by John Whitton, it is the first large iron railway bridge erected in New South Wales. [11] 34°07′05″S150°44′37″E / 34.11806°S 150.74361°E / -34.11806; 150.74361
1867 Picton railway viaduct Picton Picton Viaduct 2010.jpg Arch viaduct
84276Rail: Main Southern railway YesSpanning Stonequarry Creek and designed by John Whitton, it is the oldest arch stone railway bridge erected in New South Wales and the first one built for two tracks. [12] 34°10′40″S150°36′42″E / 34.17778°S 150.61167°E / -34.17778; 150.61167
1867 Victoria Bridge Penrith Victoriabridgepenrith1.jpg Box plate girder 181594
  • Motor vehicles
  • Pedestrians
  • Bicycles
YesOfficially, The Nepean Bridge and designed by John Whitton, it is the oldest surviving crossing of the Hawkesbury–Nepean River. [13] 33°44′46″S150°40′54″E / 33.74611°S 150.68167°E / -33.74611; 150.68167
1867 Knapsack Viaduct Lapstone Knapsack Viaduct.jpg Arch viaduct 118387
YesDesigned by John Whitton, the viaduct was initially part of the Lapstone Zig Zag, subsequently deviated via the Glenbrook Tunnel. [14] 33°46′00″S150°37′00″E / 33.76667°S 150.61667°E / -33.76667; 150.61667
1867 Prince Alfred Bridge Gundagai Gundagai bridge 1885.jpg Warren truss 9213,022
  • Road: Hume Highway (1867-1977)
  • Local traffic: (1977- present.)
  • Iron spans remain in use. Timber spans closed.
YesThe first iron truss bridge in NSW. Main spans were used for local traffic only, after Hume Highway bypassed Gundagai. Timber spans subsequently declared unsafe for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. [15] 35°04′25″S148°06′26″E / 35.07361°S 148.10722°E / -35.07361; 148.10722
1869 The Great Zig Zag Clarence Zig zag railway at Lithgow.jpg Arch viaducts 7,00022,966
YesDesigned by John Whitton, the zig zag was bypassed via the Ten Tunnels Deviation in 1910. Part of the railway line was subsequently used as a narrow gauge tourist railway. [16] [17] [18] [19] 33°28′19″S150°11′43″E / 33.471939°S 150.195326°E / -33.471939; 150.195326
1870 Bowenfels rail viaduct Bowenfels Railway Viaduct Lithgow - panoramio.jpg Arch viaduct
NoThe stone viaduct (foreground) was built in 1870; and the brick viaduct (background) completed in 1921 that duplicated the railway line and superseded the 1870 viaduct. [20] 33°28′22″S150°07′38″E / 33.472773°S 150.127141°E / -33.472773; 150.127141
1870 Marrangaroo railway viaduct Marrangaroo Arch viaduct
NoA single-track stone viaduct was built in 1870; and a double-track brick viaduct completed in 1923 that duplicated the railway line and superseded the 1870 viaduct. [21] [22] 33°26′17″S150°06′44″E / 33.438177°S 150.112180°E / -33.438177; 150.112180
1870 Denison Bridge Bathurst Denison Bridge, Bathurst NSW, Australia.jpg Steel American Pratt truss RoadYesNow pedestrian only [23] 33°25′02″S149°35′31″E / 33.41722°S 149.59194°E / -33.41722; 149.59194
1870Mudgee Road Bridge Wallerawang StoneRoadYes (private) 33°24′47″S150°05′54″E / 33.412946°S 150.098262°E / -33.412946; 150.098262
1870 Coxs River Bridge Wallerawang Arch viaduct
NoA single-track stone viaduct was built in 1870; and a double-track brick viaduct completed in 1923 that duplicated the railway line and superseded the 1870 viaduct. [24] 33°24′20″S150°04′59″E / 33.405507°S 150.083188°E / -33.405507; 150.083188
1873 Hay Bridge Hay Hay Bridge over Murrumbidgee River (Leader, Melbourne, Sat 3 Oct 1908 Page 28).jpg Lattice girder swing bridge
RoadNoDemolished when the new road bridge opened in 1973 [25] [26] 34°30′59″S144°50′33″E / 34.516279°S 144.842368°E / -34.516279; 144.842368
1874 Windsor Bridge Windsor RoadYes [27] 33°36′11″S150°49′20″E / 33.603163°S 150.822183°E / -33.603163; 150.822183
1881 Nowra Bridge Nowra Nowra Bridge.jpg Steel Whipple Truss3421,122RoadYesClosed To Traffic in 2023 Only Walking and Cyclists Only [28] 34°51′51″S150°36′07″E / 34.86417°S 150.60194°E / -34.86417; 150.60194
1881 Gladesville Bridge
(the 1881 bridge)
Drummoyne The first Gladesville Bridge (3639534413).jpg RoadNoDemolished when the new road bridge opened in 1964 [29] 33°50′32″S151°08′35″E / 33.84222°S 151.14306°E / -33.84222; 151.14306
1881Dubbo Rail Bridge Dubbo Dubbo - Macquarie River Rail Bridge 2.jpg Wrought iron lattice girder bridgeRailYes [30] 32°14′38″S149°35′39″E / 32.24389°S 149.59417°E / -32.24389; 149.59417
1882Peel River Bridge Tamworth Iron lattice girder3,000914RailYes [31] 31°05′06″S150°55′23″E / 31.084959°S 150.923141°E / -31.084959; 150.923141
1885 Como Bridge Como - Oatley spanning the Georges River Lattice girder bridgePedestrian, Viaduct (formerly Rail)Yes"The Como Rail Bridge is significant as the longest single track lattice girder bridge in New South Wales and is a rare example of this type Historically, the bridge contributed to the opening up of the southern suburbs of Sydney in the 1880s. While the rail infrastructure has largely been removed from the bridge, it continues to serve an important function, supporting the Woronora to Penshurst Water Supply Pipeline, part of Sydney's fifth water supply system. It also provides an important pedestrian link across the Georges River." [32] 33°59′42″S151°04′15″E / 33.99500°S 151.07083°E / -33.99500; 151.07083
1886Three trestlesMain North LineTimber Queen post truss viaduct on wooden trestlesRailNoThree of five bridges built
Beardy Waters, Severn River, Bluff River
[33] [34] [35] 29°38′17″S151°46′50″E / 29.638055°S 151.780665°E / -29.638055; 151.780665
29°34′55″S151°48′09″E / 29.581967°S 151.802520°E / -29.581967; 151.802520
29°12′01″S152°01′00″E / 29.200395°S 152.016721°E / -29.200395; 152.016721
1886 Meadowbank Bridge Meadowbank John Witton Bridge11.jpg Truss Bridge RailYesNow bicycles and pedestrians only. New John Whitton Bridge was built to replace the original bridge in 1980. [36] 33°49′19″S151°05′20″E / 33.82194°S 151.08889°E / -33.82194; 151.08889
1888Brewarrina Bridge Brewarrina Wrought iron lift bridge with timber beam approaches91299RoadYesNow pedestrian only [37] 29°56′51″S146°51′48″E / 29.94750°S 146.86333°E / -29.94750; 146.86333
1888Mulga Street Bridge Oatley Double stone culvertRoadYesNow covered with modern roadwork, the stonework is still visible from Myles Dunphy Reserve. [38] 33°58′50″S151°4′40″E / 33.98056°S 151.07778°E / -33.98056; 151.07778
1888Sunnyside Tenterfield Timber Queen post truss viaduct on stone trestlesrailnoSunnyside rail bridge over Tenterfield Creek [39] 28°59′08″S151°56′58″E / 28.985426°S 151.949414°E / -28.985426; 151.949414
1891 Murrumbidgee River railway bridge Wagga Wagga Wagga-railway-bridge.jpg Wrought iron lattice truss RailNoRemoved in 2007 [40] 35°6′57″S147°22′58″E / 35.11583°S 147.38278°E / -35.11583; 147.38278
1892Yass Town rail bridge Yass Yass Railway Bridge 001.JPG TrussRailNodisused [41] 34°50′21″S148°54′22″E / 34.839217°S 148.906229°E / -34.839217; 148.906229
1893 McKanes Falls Bridge Lithgow McDonald truss2789RoadYes [42] 33°32′58″S150°07′28″E / 33.5495°S 150.1244°E / -33.5495; 150.1244
1895Wilcannia Bridge Wilcannia Steel truss bridgeRoadNoAccessible to public. Used to carry Barrier Highway and spans over Darling River. [43] 31°33′37″S143°22′47″E / 31.56028°S 143.37972°E / -31.56028; 143.37972
1895Tharwa Bridge Tharwa Timber Allan TrussRoadYes [44] 35°30′31″S149°04′14″E / 35.508579°S 149.070539°E / -35.508579; 149.070539
1895 Hampden Bridge Wagga Wagga WaggaWaggaBridgeOverMurrumbidgee.jpg Timber Allan Truss100.5330RoadYesClosed to public. To be demolished in 2013 [45] 35°6′3″S147°22′7″E / 35.10083°S 147.36861°E / -35.10083; 147.36861
1897 Victoria Bridge Picton Timber Allan Truss80262RoadYestallest trestle in NSW [46] 34°10′49″S150°36′38″E / 34.18028°S 150.61056°E / -34.18028; 150.61056
1897 Wallaby Rocks Bridge (Turon River)Wallaby RocksAllan timber truss106.7350RoadYes [47] 33°04′26″S149°38′59″E / 33.07389°S 149.64972°E / -33.07389; 149.64972
1898 Hampden Bridge Kangaroo Valley Hampden Bridge KValley 2008.JPG suspension with sandstone turrets80262RoadYes [48] 34°43′40″S150°31′16″E / 34.72778°S 150.52111°E / -34.72778; 150.52111
1898 Morpeth Bridge Morpeth Allan truss250820RoadYes [49] 32°43′26″S151°37′36″E / 32.7237684729°S 151.6265683110°E / -32.7237684729; 151.6265683110

20th century

BuiltNameLocationImageConstruction type
(materials)
LengthUse
(carries)
In useCommentsRefsCoordinates
m ft
1901Hinton Bridge Hinton Hinton Bridge.jpg Allan truss178.6586RoadYes [50] 32°42′51″S151°38′52″E / 32.71417°S 151.64778°E / -32.71417; 151.64778
1901 De Burghs Bridge
(the 1901 bridge)
West Pymble De Burghs Bridge 1901.jpg RoadNoReplaced by new road bridge in 1967. Old bridge destroyed by bushfires in January 1994 [51] 33°46′33″S151°8′12″E / 33.77583°S 151.13667°E / -33.77583; 151.13667
1902 Gundagai Rail Bridge Gundagai The old rail bridge.jpg Timber Howe deck trusses8192,687RailNoover Murrumbidgee River [52] 33°04′23″S148°06′17″E / 33.07306°S 148.10472°E / -33.07306; 148.10472
1903St Albans Bridge St Albans St Albans bridge 2009.jpg DeBurgh timber trussRoadYes [53] 33°17′39″S150°58′22″E / 33.29417°S 150.97278°E / -33.29417; 150.97278
1903Maldon suspension bridge Maldon RoadNo [54] 34°12′08″S150°37′56″E / 34.202084°S 150.632313°E / -34.202084; 150.632313
1911Scabbing Flat Bridge Dubbo Timber Dare-type trussRoadYes [55] 32°25′50″S148°48′36″E / 32.430650°S 148.809958°E / -32.430650; 148.809958
1914 Mungindi Bridge Mungindi MungindiBarwonRiver.JPG Timber Dare-type trussRoadYesTo be replaced by a new bridge which is under construction 28°58′33″S148°59′05″E / 28.97583°S 148.98472°E / -28.97583; 148.98472
1916Rawsonville Bridge Dubbo Timber Dare-type trussRoadYes [56] 32°11′28″S148°26′59″E / 32.191235°S 148.449709°E / -32.191235; 148.449709
1918 Fullers Bridge Chatswood West Fullers Bridge & Bus.jpg RoadYes [57] 33°47′34″S151°09′25″E / 33.79278°S 151.15694°E / -33.79278; 151.15694
1924Mulwala Bridge Mulwala MulwalaBridge.JPG Steel Pratt Truss RoadYes [58] 36°00′15″S146°00′15″E / 36.00417°S 146.00417°E / -36.00417; 146.00417
1924 Roseville Bridge
(the 1924 bridge)
Roseville Chase RoadNoReplaced by new road bridge in 1966. Used as a pedestrian bridge until it was demolished in 1974. [59] 33°46′27″S151°12′19″E / 33.77417°S 151.20528°E / -33.77417; 151.20528
1927Subway Lane bridge Homebush RailYes [60] 33°51′58″S151°05′03″E / 33.86611°S 151.08417°E / -33.86611; 151.08417
1929 Tom Uglys Bridge
(the 1929 bridge)
Blakehurst Tom ugly bridge.jpg Truss bridge 4991,637RoadYes [61] 34°00′12″S151°06′48″E / 34.00336111°S 151.1133778°E / -34.00336111; 151.1133778
1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Sydney Harbour Bridge Afternoon.jpg Steel through arch bridge Road, rail, pedestrian and bicycleYes [62] 33°51′29″S151°12′39″E / 33.85806°S 151.21083°E / -33.85806; 151.21083
1932 Grafton Grafton GraftonBasculeBridgeSpanLiftingCirca1932.jpg Bascule
  • Road (upper deck)
  • Rail (lower deck)
Yes [63] 29°41′53″S152°56′32″E / 29.69806°S 152.94222°E / -29.69806; 152.94222
1935 Ryde Bridge
(the 1935 bridge)
Ryde Rydebridge1.JPG Lift bridge RoadYes [64] 33°49′25″S151°05′42″E / 33.82361°S 151.09500°E / -33.82361; 151.09500
1936Kindee Bridge Kindee Kindee Bridge.jpeg suspension 70230RoadYesCrosses Hastings River near Long Flat [65] 31°25′20″S152°28′13″E / 31.42222°S 152.47028°E / -31.42222; 152.47028
1939 Long Gully Bridge Northbridge Northbridge-1-web.jpg Concrete arch RoadYesRebuilt and replaced the 1892 bridge [66] 33°48′59″S151°12′44″E / 33.81639°S 151.21222°E / -33.81639; 151.21222

Allan type truss

The Allan truss bridge is named after Percy Allan, a famous Australian engineer who designed this bridge type. His design consisted of vertical and diagonal arrangements comprising a combination of timber and iron elements. The timber elements were designed to be in compression and the iron elements in tension. Allen's design followed extensive testing of Australian hardwoods by Prof. Warren and his early engineering students at Sydney University. The timber used was mostly ironbark because of its high strength. Other features of Allan's truss design included design to minimize later maintenance and/or replacement of elements. For this reason the trusses were built in pairs to facilitate work on a particular element without requiring the whole bridge to be supported, as was the case with previous timber designs. Allan's design was very cost-effective.

The Hampden Bridge in New South Wales Australia was the first of a larger style bridge to be built on Percy Allan’s design [67] with the Tharwa Bridge pre-dating it.

Dare type truss

Harvey Dare was a leading engineer in the Public Works Department, and a prominent figure in early 20th century NSW. He was a designer of bridges and he developed the Dare Truss which was similar to the Allan truss but contained improvements which made them stronger and easier to maintain. This engineering enhancement represents a significant evolution of the design of timber truss bridges, and gives Dare trusses some technical significance. Dare Trusses were the fifth of the five stages of evolution of timber truss road bridges in NSW. [1]

In 1998 there were 27 surviving Dare trusses in NSW of the 40 built, and 82 timber truss road bridges survive from the over 400 built. [1]

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Murrumbidgee River railway bridge is a heritage-listed disused railway bridge on the Tocumwal railway line crossing from Narrandera to Gillenbah, both in Narrandera Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by John Whitton in his capacity as Engineer-in-Chief for Railways, and built in 1884–85 by Halliday & Owen with ironwork supplied by English firm Westwood, Baillie. It is also known as Narrandera Lattice Railway Bridge. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 and was added to the Register of the National Estate on 15 May 1990.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queanbeyan railway bridges over Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers</span> Bridge in New South Wales, Australia

The Queanbeyan railway bridges over Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers are two heritage-listed railway bridges that carry the Bombala railway line in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Region local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Both bridges were built between 1926 and 1927. The westernmost bridge crosses the Queanbeyan River from Queanbeyan to Queanbeyan East at 35.3424°S 149.2317°E, while the easternmost bridge crosses the Molonglo River at Burbong at 35.3371°S 149.3191°E. The two railway bridges are owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. Together, the two bridges were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paterson River bridge, Hinton</span> Bridge in New South Wales, Australia

The Hinton Bridge over Paterson River is a heritage-listed road bridge that carrier the Hinton-Morpeth Road across the Paterson River at Hinton, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by Ernest de Burgh and built in 1901. The bridge is owned by Transport for NSW. The bridge was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MacDonald River bridge, St Albans</span> Bridge in New South Wales, Australia

The MacDonald River bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries St Albans Road across the MacDonald River at St Albans, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Ernest de Burgh and built by John Ahearn and Son. It is also known as Norton Bridge. The property is owned by Transport for NSW. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emu Plains Underbridge</span> Bridge in New South Wales, Australia

Emu Plains Underbridge is a heritage-listed steel truss railway underbridge located off Bruce Neale Dr approximately 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) west of the Penrith railway station in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith in the City of Penrith local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Fraser, the existing lines branch and the New South Wales Government Railways. It was built in 1907, with fabrication by R. Tulloch & Co.; and erection by day labour. It is also known as Emu Plains Underbridge and Penrith Underbridge. The property is owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 28 June 2013.

The Glennies Creek Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries the Rixs Creek-Falbrook Road across the Glennies Creek, located at Middle Falbrook, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by Ernest de Burgh and built in 1902-03 by William Murphy and James Taylor. The property is owned by Transport for NSW. The bridge was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000.

The Wollombi Brook bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries Putty Road across the Wollombi Brook at Bulga, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by Harvey Dare and built in 1912. The bridge is owned by Transport for NSW. The bridge was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000.

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