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The Bridge We've Been Waiting For
Title:
The Bridge We've Been Waiting For
NFSA ID
186123
Year
1931
Composed by Jack Lumsdaine to celebrate the opening of the much-awaited Sydney Harbour Bridge, and performed by Len Maurice.
Includes lines from 'Advance Australian Fair'.
'Folks from Manly gay, or over Mosman way. Now they can take a stroll across to Double Bay! If you miss the midnight ferry, there's a path from shore to shore. Australian sons let us rejoice - it's the bridge we've been waiting for!'
Notes by Beth Taylor
Composer
Jack Lumsdaine
Performer
Len Maurice
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