Craving some fun? Get ready to rock Oct 18, 2009
" Next Sunday, October 25, is Crave Sydney's Big Sunday, featuring six big events and other activities across the city: 1 BREAKFAST ON THE BRIDGE Breakfast for 6000 coming right up. And would you like a panorama with that, madam? From 6.30am to 8.30am, Sydney Harbour Bridge will be closed to traffic and the deck covered with 10,000 square metres of turf. The lucky 6000 guests (registrations are closed) can spread their rugs on the turf, dive into their picnic baskets and enjoy a unique... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Going for gold … and spending a lot of it, too Oct 15, 2009
"A drinking team with a netball problem" the New Zealand netballers went shopping at The Rocks before climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge ... "A drinking team with a netball problem" … the New Zealand netballers went shopping at The Rocks before climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Dust in the Wind Oct 13, 2009
A dust storm blankets the Sydney Harbour Bridge in AustraliaSYDNEY, AustraliaThis wondrous city awoke last month to find that it was experiencing any metaphor you like, from "darkness at dawn" to "red dawn." A , shrouding the capital of New South Wales in a sinister and choking mist of particles. A completely sane friend and editor of mine said that he thought for a few moments that the North Koreans had finally succumbed to a death wish and decided to obliterate Down Under as a dress... (Slate)
Storm will be dancing with Eels Oct 2, 2009
NRL's Nureyev the balletic Billy Slater in full flight beamed on to the Sydney Harbour Bridge ... NRL's Nureyev … the balletic Billy Slater in full flight beamed on to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Metro man finds mates on track Oct 2, 2009
Yesterday the Government announced that two consortiums had won the right to submit detailed plans to operate the Metro - the biggest project in the inner city since the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The winner is due to be decided by late next year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Choc-full of confidence, Dan's a man on a mission Oct 1, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald Sport: Australian and international sports news, results: AFL, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Golf, Athens Olympics, Soccer, Tennis, Cricket, Basketball, Motorsport, Horse Racing, Rugby Heaven Skip directly to. Harbourside chat Roy Jones jnr and Danny Green, who will step into the ring together on December 2, at Sydney Harbour yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
NSW Maritime 'knew of light concerns' Oct 1, 2009
Ice-skating star Morgan Innes, 14, judges Simone Moore and Alan Blinn, and Mr Blinn's boyfriend James Engert, died when their cruiser Merinda and the Pam Burridge ferry collided near the Sydney Harbour Bridge in March, 2007. The inquest into the deaths has previously been told CCTV footage of the Merinda on the night of the crash showed it did not have its navigational lights on. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Worst Dust Storm in 70 Years Blankets Australia Sep 24, 2009
Sept. 23: A man walks to work past an almost unseen Sydney Harbour Bridge during a dust storm Wednesday. SYDNEY Australia's worst dust storm in 70 years blanketed the heavily populated east coast Wednesday in a cloud of red Outback grit, nearly closed the country's largest airport and left millions of people coughing and sputtering in the streets. (Fox News)
Australia cleans up after dust storm Sep 24, 2009
AP Photo - A man walks to work past an almost unseen Sydney Harbour Bridge during a dust storm Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in Sydney, Australia ... AP Photo - People walk towards an almost unseen Sydney Harbour Bridge during a dust storm Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
THE DAY SKY TURNED RED; OZ COVERED IN DUST Sep 24, 2009
Seeing red: The famous Sydney Harbour Bridge is shrouded by sand carried by high winds from the red Outback earth on the world's driest continent ... Covered: The Sydney Harbour Bridge seen swamped by the dust clouds. (The Drudge Report)
Duststorm notes Sep 24, 2009
The traffic is horrendous, even for Sydney, meaning a slow crawl over the ANZAC Bridge and then the Sydney Harbour Bridge ... The traffic is horrendous, even for Sydney, meaning a slow crawl over the ANZAC Bridge and then the Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Harper's Magazine)
Dust storm engulfs Australian cities Sep 24, 2009
A man walks to work past an almost unseen Sydney Harbour Bridge during a dust storm on Wednesday in Sydney, Australia. A blanket of red dust shrouded most of Sydney after the weather system moved in from central Australia. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
• Sydney dust storm; flight chaos, health worries Sep 23, 2009
A man walks to work past an almost unseen Sydney Harbour Bridge during a dust storm Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Flights are diverted and ferries canceled as a blanket of red dust shrouded most of Sydney after the weather system moved in from central Australia. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Dust storm sweeps aross E Australia Sep 23, 2009
A man wearing a dust mask walks across the Sydney Harbour bridge as a dust storm blankets the city Sept. 23, 2009. An outback dust storm swept across eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport and placing health authorities on alert for widespread respiratory illness. (Xinhuanet, China)
Your pictures: dust storm Sep 23, 2009
Stieve De Lance says the Sydney Harbour Bridge is barely visible. The view from Balmain East facing Sydney Harbour Bridge at 0600 Wednesday (2100 Tuesday BST). (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Kenya's Julius Seurei wins Sydney Marathon Sep 20, 2009
Seurei won in 2 hours, 17 minutes and seven seconds in warm but mild conditions in Australia's biggest city, where 32,000 people participated in one of the four events on routes that took in the landmark Sydney Harbour Bridge and finished at the Sydney Opera House. Japan's Koji Tanaguchi was a distant second, followed by Australia's Jeremey Horne. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Real modellers are model citizens Sep 12, 2009
Glum retirees awaiting the ferryman can find consolation in making matchstick models of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Even hardened fund managers have been redeemed by making novelty animals from inflated balloons. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Minister changes the model to make project viable Sep 10, 2009
ANDREW WEST TRANSPORT REPORTER. FOUR months after conceding the CBD Metro would carry just 8000 passengers during the morning peak hour, the NSW Government has radically revised its patronage figures in a bid to make the $5. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
realbuzz.com Top 25 Things to do Before You Die Sep 9, 2009
Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge 14. Run with the bulls in Pamplona 15. (PR Newswire)
Army faces the enemy within Aug 31, 2009
As part of that campaign, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Melbourne's Forum Theatre will be bathed in blue light to draw attention to the fact that one in two Australian men will be diagnosed with cancer before they reach 85, more than 24,000 will die of cancer this year and Australian men are twice as likely as women to die from cancers that can be prevented. General Gillespie said he had a blood test 18 months ago that showed no evidence of cancer in his body. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Bridge rescue: 300kg man in intensive care Aug 21, 2009
" The rescued man is known to residents as a reclusive person who has shunned the attention brought by living in the former toll bridge. The apartments in the tower are owned by Brisbane City Council. The Walter Taylor Bridge was built in the early 1930s with accommodation in the northern and southern towers designed for a toll keeper and a bridge superviser. It was built using suspension cabling used in the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Source: Join the conversation 7 people are... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
300kg man 'up there for years' Aug 21, 2009
" Walter Taylor Bridge was built in the 1930s using suspension cabling used in the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The apartments were built to accommodate a toll collector and a bridge manager. Join the conversation 13 people are reading this now. . . 9 people read this 6 people read this Today in National National Topics (8512) (4115) (2197) (971) (905) (810) (809) (573) (504) (386) (385) (348) (248) (238) (209) (111) (97) (89) (73) (58) (56) (36) (28) (24) (14) (5832) (943) (486)... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Iraq to Sydney Aug 2, 2009
Essam relaxing in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Iraqi translator Essam Hamoudi worked for American, British and Australian forces in Iraq for five years, which resulted in militant groups threatening his life. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Roosters show they can crow about their own Jul 25, 2009
To the west, the shimmering city skyline and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. To the east below are sheer cliffs and an occasional migratory whale. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Sydney Harbour Bridge reopens Jul 22, 2009
The Sydney Harbour Bridge has been reopened to southbound traffic after a truck which jack-knifed was moved, police say. Police were called to the Warringah Freeway at North Sydney at 2. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Funeral held for murdered student in Tas Jul 11, 2009
In other shots she pats a kangaroo and poses in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. The family will return to China on Sunday with her ashes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Sweetness and light Jun 30, 2009
He's even been a tourist guide, shepherding groups over the Sydney Harbour Bridge for five years. All the while, he harboured a dream he shared with his Australian-born wife, Lisa, to make and sell sweets. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Covert sweetheart deals are not on in professional sport May 24, 2009
There was the claim of a historical Sydney Harbour Bridge crossing by six V8 supercars last weekend. If only it hadn't been done before, in the early 1990s before Bathurst. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A scene of two bridges Apr 30, 2009
An evening rainbow sets above the Sydney Harbour Bridge April 29, 2009. Sydney's 1,149 metre-long (3770 feet) harbour crossing, affectionately known as the Coathanger, is one of Australia's most recognisable landmarks. (Xinhuanet, China)
Don't swallow broadband line, Turnbull warns Apr 9, 2009
" Mr Turnbull seized on comments by the Finance Minister, Lindsay Tanner, that the Government had not set any revenue projections at this stage for the new company and the final cost could change over time. "Clearly there are unknowns involved in any venture of this kind," Mr Tanner told Sky News. "When the Snowy Mountains scheme was built, there were unknowns about how many people would take up irrigation when the Sydney Harbour Bridge was built there were unknowns about how many people would... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
U.S. to push for UN climate deal but no "magic wand" Mar 30, 2009
The action also dimmed landmarks from the Eiffel Tower to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. "Earth hour was probably the largest public demonstration on climate change ever," de Boer said. (Scientific American)
Five injured in Harbour Bridge crash Mar 1, 2009
Five people have been injured, one critically, in a head-on collision that reduced traffic to a crawl on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Motorists were urged to avoid the bridge after a multi-car pileup closed all but one lane of traffic on the major motorway. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Shorts but sweet Feb 20, 2009
This year he made the final 16 with NYE, an ambitious short film about a little girl celebrating the new year beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge. "Tropfest just has such a great reputation now," says Fogwell, who lives on the North Shore. (The Age, Australia)
Bridge hosts Shakespearean romance Feb 14, 2009
Romeo and Juliet took their romance to new heights on Saturday, when they met and wooed 134 metres above the water atop the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. Amorous climbers watched on as Shakespeare's famous balcony scene was delivered by actors in colourful costume hats - but safely harnessed in the standard issue BridgeClimb grey jumpsuits. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Fires, floods pressure Australia govt on climate Feb 9, 2009
Tourists atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge walk below the Australian (R) and New South Wales state flags which have been lowered to half staff as a mark of respect to people killed in recent bushfires February 9, 2009. (REUTERS/Tim Wimborne). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
The decision to block the stimulus package displays breathtaking arrogance. Feb 8, 2009
Australians built the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a depression then in the 1950's the wonder of the snowy mountain scheme. Can anyone imagine Rudd having the balls to undertake such remarkable feats in todays politically nanny state tree hugging land of Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
