Published Resources Details
Journal Article
- Title
- The establishment of direct road communication between Sydney and Newcastle - Part 1
- In
- Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
- Imprint
- vol. 4, no. 5, May 1932, pp. 159-174
- Description
This paper, No.398, originated in the Sydney Division of the Institution, and was presented at the Engineering Conference, Adelaide, March, 1932.
See continuation on pp.204, 234, and discussions p.427
- Abstract
The paper traverses the history of road connection between Sydney and the Hunter River Valley from the earliest days of the colony, and indicates the conditions that were responsible for the selection of the successive routes. It describes the various routes that were available and in use at 1st January, 1925, and outlines the steps taken by the Main Roads Board of New South Wales after that date leading up to the selection for development, under the conditions ยท then and now prevailing, of the direct route between Sydney and Newcastle, adjacent to the coast. It outlines the works involved in establishing the missing link between Hornsby and Gosford, the manner of crossing the Hawkesbury River, and the methods employed in carrying them out, giving the reasons for the courses adopted. Finally, it analyses the economic results which have followed the completion of the work.
Related Published resources
isRelated
- Upton, T. H., 'The establishment of direct road communication between Sydney and Newcastle - Part 2', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 4 (6) (1932), 204-211. Details