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The Entrance to Bathurst Basin with the Bathurst Basin swing Bridge
The basin was built on an area of an old mill pond, Trin Mills.[i] The pond was supplied by the River Malago, from Bedminster to the South. It lost its water supply as the New Cut was created in 1809, running to the South of the enlarged Floating Harbour and catching the flow of the Malago
On 21 November 1888 the Basin was the scene of a serious explosion and fire. The ketch United was laden with 310 barrels of naphtha, distilled from coal tar in Brislington, and ready for departure to London. The cargo had been loaded the previous day at Welsh Back and the Master, Henry Cartwright, was now waiting for strong winds to drop. Knowing the risk of fire for this flammable cargo, all flames had been banned from around the vessel and it had been kept in the entrance lock, not the main basin, overnight. Just after 11am, a sudden explosion rocked the basin. 'A high wall of flame of appalling fierceness' followed by 'a cloud of smoke of the blackest description', typical of burning naphtha, hurled one of the crew across the harbour to land with a broken leg. The explosion broke windows around the basin, including all those in the lower floor of the Hospital. Although rescuers boarded the Union, they were unable to rescue the trapped crew owing to the heat of the fire and three of the four crew burned to death. Liquid, burning naphtha floated across the surface of the basin and set fire to the ships there, with flames reaching masthead height. After three hours the fire burned out, aided by the efforts of horse-drawn fire engines and the docks' fire float.
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Demolition of Bathurst Gaol
Dated: Decade of 1880's
Digital ID: 4346_a020_a020000251
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Bathurst Railway Station
Dated: c.1876
Digital ID: 17420_a014_a014000635
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Elms trees lining Kendall Avenue, Bathurst
Dated: No date
Digital ID: 12932_a012_a012X2449000060r
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2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit - Bathurst, NSW, Australia
V8 Supercars Championship
An inbound GO train for Union Station rolls along the Union Station Rail Corridor coming off the Oakville Sub. The train is about to pass beneath the ancient Bathurst Street bridge, a local landmark in Rail history. The bridge, built in 1903 (used elsewhere, then moved to it's current location in 1916) has spanned the CNR and CPR tracks for over a century. The rust veiled, riveted steel has seen it all; the glory days of steam, streamlined passenger trains, Cabin D interlocking (with CPR Tecumseh Stret interlocking just behind) for the Toronto Terminals Railway/CNR Oakvile Sub/CPR Galt Sub/CNR Brampton (later Weston) Sub, the landmark Inglis sign, a simpler time. Now the hustle and bustle has overtaken, the Weston Sub, Galt Sub south of West Toronto and Oakvile east of Burlington West now owned by Metrolinx, the majority of rails in the downtown lifted to make way for development, the Inglis sign, removed in 2014, everything has changed. As for the bridge, almost all of it dates to 1916, some from 1931 when it was improved, and the railings above from 1997. Bathurst Bridge stands the test of time and surely will for some time. It's nice to know with progress always marching sometimes history holds true.
View of William Street, Bathurst
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Digital ID: 12932_a012_a012X2449000063
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