By Derwent divided : the story of the Lake Illawarra, the Tasman Bridge and the 1975 disaster / Tom Lewis.

By:

Lewis, Tom, 1958-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Darwin, N.T. : Tall Stories, 2006.Edition: 2nd. edDescription: 70 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 31 cmSubject(s):

DDC classification:

994.606 22

LOC classification:

TG470 .L35 2006

Summary: In 1975 the freighter Lake Illawarra struck the Tasman Bridge. The disaster brought not only death and destruction to the ship and the bridge, but cut the city of Hobart in half for almost three years. This book charts not only the story of the tragedy, but also the struggle of the Tasmanians who had to cope with the aftermath.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	994.606 LEW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900118036

First ed. published in 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-) and index.

In 1975 the freighter Lake Illawarra struck the Tasman Bridge. The disaster brought not only death and destruction to the ship and the bridge, but cut the city of Hobart in half for almost three years. This book charts not only the story of the tragedy, but also the struggle of the Tasmanians who had to cope with the aftermath.

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