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'''Bulla Bridge''' is a four span bluestone arched bridge over [[Deep Creek (Victoria)|Deep Creek]] in the town of [[Bulla, Victoria|Bulla]], north east of [[Melbourne]]. It was constructed in 1869 by McBurnie and Ramsden, for the [[Shire of Bulla]] to a design of Scottish-born engineer [[John C Climie]] and replaced a timber bridge built in about 1859. The bridge is 126 feet long and comprises four spans each of 27 feet.<ref>National Trust Register [http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nattrust_result_detail/65965]</ref> It is associated with a c.1843 road cutting and early ford which was on the main road to the Victorian gold fields.<ref>Moloney, D and Johnston, V. 1998, City of Hume: Heritage Study of the Former Shire of Bulla District, 1998 TPB/08</ref> |
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The picturesque setting has attracted a number of artists and photographers.<ref>'View of the Deep Creek, Near Bulla', c. 1860, Cumming Collection, La Trobe Library, State Library of Victoria.</ref> |
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The picturesque setting has attracted a number of artists and photographers including the woodcut by [[Eveline Syme]] in the 1930s, and numerous historic photographs.<ref>Eveline Syme, woodcut entitled “Bulla Bridge” National Gallery of Australia [http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/catalogues/work/59030/eveline-syme-bulla-bridge.aspx?impression=98482];</ref> <ref>Walking Melbourne [http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5744]</ref> |
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* Colin O'Connor, Spanning Two Centuries, Historic Bridges of Australia. University of Queensland Press, 1985. p.103 |
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* Eveline Syme, woodcut entitled “Bulla Bridge” National Gallery of Australia |
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Revision as of 03:06, 9 November 2010
Bulla Bridge is a four span bluestone arched bridge over Deep Creek in the town of Bulla, north east of Melbourne. It was constructed in 1869 by McBurnie and Ramsden, for the Shire of Bulla to a design of Scottish-born engineer John C Climie and replaced a timber bridge built in about 1859. The bridge is 126 feet long and comprises four spans each of 27 feet.[1] It is associated with a c.1843 road cutting and early ford which was on the main road to the Victorian gold fields.[2]
The picturesque setting has attracted a number of artists and photographers including the woodcut by Eveline Syme in the 1930s, and numerous historic photographs.[3] [4]
References
- Colin O'Connor, Spanning Two Centuries, Historic Bridges of Australia. University of Queensland Press, 1985. p.103
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