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11 Feb 1932 - SHB lighting switched on

#OnThisDay 11 February 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge lighting was switched on for the first time.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (1932). Testing the Harbour Bridge Lighting System

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11 February 1932 the Sydney Harbour Bridge lighting was switched on for the first time. NRS-12685-1-[4/8734]-4/8734-2

Sydney Harbour Bridge c.1938 - Sesquicentennial floodlighting from under the south pylon. NRS-21243-2-3-1348

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Nov 1934. NRS-21243-2-3-1172

Sydney Harbour Bridge c.1938 - Sesquicentennial floodlighting, view from south pylon. NRS-21243-2-3-1347