6 posts tagged “river”

I took this the other day from the wharf on the river. I thought it was a suitable photo for today as it is Mother's Day in Australia.

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers.

You wouldn't find me swimming in mid winter especially not this week when morning temperatures have dropped below zero most mornings. But these guys are here everyday.

This was taken just downstream of the last post. More on the bridge soon.

What do you do when you are building a railway, you have a river to cross and the budget is very tight, most of the line is being built with second hand materials. One possibility is find an existing bridge and hang your railway on the side. That is what was done here in the 1920's when the Richmond line is western Sydney was being extended. In the 50's when the line closed the roadway was widened and now you can't tell from above that it is two bridges. But from below it is clear what was done.

The original road bridge, built in 1905, has heritage significance in its own right see here for more info but the addition of the railway makes it unique.

There is more information about the railway here and here.

Sometime ago I posted a series of 3 images of paddle-wheelers on my BN blog. As is common I had taken pictures in 2 other states but none nearer home. There is a paddle-wheeler that operates locally on the Hawkesbury River but I had never photographed it. Today I remedied that. I have added the old images at the bottom too.

The river was flowing rather strongly after the recent rains and like an experienced model the paddle-wheeler kept turning and showing me a different profile.

I was across the river looking toward the city. I could see the buildings basking on the glow of their own lights yet I wasn't part of it. I was protected by the river and the distance. Close enough to see the bright lights but not close enough to see the grime and dirt.

I posted some photos recently of a gorge near Einasleigh in Queensland. Still in Queensland here are some photos of a different but more spectacular gorge, Cobold Gorge.