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The Voyager Point footbridge is a single span arched bridge of steel providing a 2.5m wide footpath for pedestrians and mobility carts. It replaced the former timber footbridge closed in 2001.
Commenced off-site in the first half of 2003, on-site construction started in early July. At a cost of $1.8 million the footbridge was officially opened on the 19th May 2004 by Federal Member for Hughes Danna Vale with Special Minister of State Senator Eric Abetz.
A Brief History:
The original timber footbridge was constructed in 1950 to enable residents and the East Hills Migrant Hostel access to East Hills shops and train station. The bridge collapsed in the 1956 flood and one local resident did a good neighbourly deed by providing a temporary boat service accross the river. Described as unsafe, the Commonwealth eventually stepped in to provide a ferry service that cost 5s for adults and school children 2s, 6d a week expressly at the passenger's own risk.
There was a long running dispute between federal and local government over who should fund bridge maintenance. On September 11, 1987 residents on the opposing river bank had their suburb officially named Voyager Point. The bridge still flooded and was described as dilapidated in 1989. Falling further into disrepair it was threatened to be demolished in March 2001.
On the 13th July 2001 Council closed the footbridge to pedestrian traffic after the Federal Government commissioned an independent report condemning it for safety reasons. A couple of months after closure, boats were still navigating under the footbridge despite a warning sign indicating possible falling debris.
The Federal Government had agreed to build a new footbridge but with delayed construction, local residents and students were furious with the inconvenience having to make alternative travel arrangements. One year after footbridge closure, residents protested in the streets and the Voyager Point Progress Association requested documents under FOI. The Association also challenged State Government land revaluations as they believed the consequent tax increases were unjustified with the footbridge out of action.
On the weekend of 24th August 2002 an army vessel crashed into the footbridge pylons causing substantial damage. This complicated matters further as it was subject to an insurance claim and part of the bridge was removed to make it safe.
As the banks of the Georges River reside in two local government shires there were several draft agreements between Liverpool & Bankstown Councils with the Federal Government. The final agreement had the new footbridge Federally funded and built with ownership and maintenance to be passed to the local councils. There were numerous bureaucratic obstacles to overcome including State Government approval to span the Georges River and the airspace above it. There was also dispute between Local Councils and the Federal Government over the requirement for Development Applications.
Sources: A brief history is a condense of a detailed account compiled from local newspaper articles of the Liverpool Leader & Canterbury Express. Other sources include House of Reps. / Senate Hansards 1956, 1988, 2003.
Captured by the Light L16. Photograph by Kelly Van Arsdale. See the full resolution version of this image at: light.co/gallery
Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) Bennett Point Rd., Queenstown, Queen Anne's County, MD (9/17/2017).
I think I might re-shoot this some time, and get some additional yellow in.. I'm really happy with the way the colors came out, though.
Yashica 12 - Adox CHS 25 - Epson V600
This is the highest detailed, finest grain film I've used so far and just like all Adox CHS series, it has an incredible dynamic range of about 14 zones, thanks to high concentrations of silver present on the film. You can notice those attributes in this image.
The beach at Formby Point.
It was quite sunny but still cold, stood on top of a sand dune to get this I could certainly feel the wind.
May 10, 1869 the Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory and forged the destiny of a nation.
textures by Cary Larrabee
La célèbre pointe des Poulains à Belle-Île-en-Mer et son petit phare.
(assemblage de 4 photos verticales avec Autopano)
Photograph taken looking across the sandunes at Gibraltar Point at Mill Hill view point at National Nature Reserve which is is a dynamic stretch of unspoilt coastline running southwards from the edge of Skegness to the mouth of the Wash. Date 6th August, 2023.
Cabbage Tree Point is the main residential area of Steiglitz in the city of Gold Coast, Queensland. It's the northernmost settlement on the eastern side of the city area.
Obsidian Projectile Point made by Native Americans. This broken point was in the fell field at 11,500 ft., about 1300 ft. above timberline. Conditions are extremely barren at that elevation and were probably just as harsh hundreds or thousands of years ago. It's very hard to imagine why Native Americans would be up there unless they were travelling a trail to somewhere else. Very few relics have been found at that elevation. White Mountains. Inyo National Forest. Mono Co., Calif.
Me and Jen just got back from a week break in the Scottish highlands. We spent most of the time at Chanonry Point, standing for hours in the sideways rain not seeing any dolphins
One early morning we walked onto the beach and accidentally startled this hare. Instead of just running left or right along the beach, It decided that the safest option was to tombstone straight into the Moray Firth and swim out about 50 feet into a raging torrent 😳. We couldn't believe what we were both seeing! Straight away we both ran back out of its sight hoping it would swim back in but instead we watched it slowly drifting away in the current, getting weaker and weaker... I was on the verge of getting ready to swim out and save it when it suddenly managed to get itself back onto dry land. It had a moment to regain some composure until a herring gull started attacking it and it then ran past us back towards the golf course and under cover.
11:10AM. Full assortment of my gear used to cover the United States Military Academy's 2009 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at Michie Stadium in West Point, NY on Saturday, May 23, 2009. 970 cadets received their diplomas and were commissioned as 2nd. Lieutenants in the U.S. Army. Times Herald-Record/CHET GORDON
The western tip of Santa Catalina island stretches before me. The road to Starlight Beach turned abruptly to the right but the left fork looked enticing. I was rewarded with a faint single track hiking trail that lead me through bushwhacked bushes to this breathtaking view.
Mind the horizon, an anomaly of panorama mode.
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Driftwood on the beach at Ft Ebey State Park, looking out over the Straits of Juan de Fuca. The Olympics are in the distance.
The Point Iroquois Light Station rests on a bluff above Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and stands watch where the lake begins its treacherous rush into the St. Mary's River. The Ojibwa Indians massacred a group of invading Iroquois warriors at this location in 1662, giving the point its name. It was noted by the early explorers, but did not become significant until the St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal opened in 1855. The Point Iroquois Light was first illuminated in 1857 and its Fourth Order Fresnel lens shone over one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world: the entrance to the St. Mary's River and the Soo Locks. Point Iroquois became busier with each passing year, and the personnel and facilities required to run the station grew accordingly. In 1870 the house and tower were completely rebuilt, and in 1902, a two-story rectangular brick house was added to the residence to provide housing for the assistant keeper at a total cost of $18,000. There was a group of children at the station and the government sponsored a school at the point. The children of local fishermen attended school here, so the point became a meeting place for local residents. For over 100 years the Point Iroquois Light performed its duties, but in 1962 its light was extinguished in favor of a beacon farther out in the water. Today, the lighthouse and 65 foot tower have been renovated thanks to the cooperative efforts of the Bay Mills/Brimley Historical Research Society and the National Forest Service. Much of the station has been converted into an excellent maritime museum and it has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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