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Official air views of the opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932

by National Library of Australia Commons

Selected items are also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3307575. The album consists of aerial photographs of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the morning of the opening day celebrations. It also includes aerial photographs of the official stands from where the opening ceremonies were performed, the procession of decorated floats, speed boat display immediately after the opening ceremony, the pilot boat Captain Cook (the first vessel to pass under the bridge after opening) and the famous monoplane 'Southern Crossing' flown by Kingsford Smith approaching Fort Denison.

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Sydney Harbour Bridge from Dawes Point, 19 March, 1932
Aerial view of the speed boat display after the official opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932
Aerial view of the procession of mail ships, Maloja, Orford, Nieuw Zeeland and Manunda at the official opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932
Aerial view of Sydney and Circular Quay on the day of the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932
Aerial view of Sydney and the Harbour Bridge on the day of the official opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932
P. & O. mail boat "Maloja" leads procession, 19 March, 1932
Sydney and Sydney Harbour Bridge taken from North Shore, 19 March 1932
Sydney Harbour Bridge looking east, 19 March 1932
Bradfield Highway and Sydney Harbour Bridge on its opening day, 19 March 1932
Sydney Harbour Bridge with HMAS Canberra in foreground taken from Farm Cove, 19 March 1932
Crowds gathered at Bradfield Highway for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
Procession passing through large crowds gathered at Hyde Park and St Mary's Cathedral for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
RAAF biplane flying over HMAS Canberra, Farm Cove, Sydney, 19 March 1932
Sydney Harbour Bridge and display of speed boats, 19 March 1932
Pilot boat Captain Cook passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
The mail ship Maloja passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
Orient liner SS Orford passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
Orient liner SS Orford passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge turning towards Circular Quay, 19 March 1932
Dutch mail packet New Zeeland ship passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
The ships New Zeeland and Manunda passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
Ships surrounding Sydney Harbour and Sydney Harbour Bridge taken from Neutral Bay, 19 March 1932
Water pageant and regatta at Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
Sydney Harbour Bridge crowded with onlookers during the water and aerial display, 19 March 1932
Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunset, 19 March 1932
American Eagle model A-1 biplane VH-UHV in flight above Sydney Harbour, 19 March 1932
American Eagle model A-1 biplane VH-UHV in flight above Sydney Heads, 19 March 1932
Carnival at Bondi Beach, Sydney, 19 March 1932