John Henry comedy sketch about Sydney Harbour Bridge
1932
John Henry comedy sketch about Sydney Harbour Bridge
1932
- NFSA IDFD5HV0HX
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormSpoken word
- Year1932
'Although the bridge is held together by a rivet, it'll have to be kept up by a tax' - a humorous talk given by comedian John Henry about the Sydney Harbour Bridge opening, circa 1932. Cover image is from Sydney's Harbour Bridge (1933).
Notes by Beth Taylor
'Although the bridge is held together by a rivet, it'll have to be kept up by a tax' - a humorous talk given by comedian John Henry about the Sydney Harbour Bridge opening, circa 1932. Cover image is from Sydney's Harbour Bridge (1933).
Notes by Beth Taylor
- NFSA IDFD5HV0HX
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormSpoken word
- Year1932
John Henry: The total length of the bridge is 3,700 feet. The main span is 1650 feet and they've used about 5 million rivets. The bridge has been photographed at least once for every rivet. A remarkable feature of this bridge is that although it's held together by a rivet, it'll have to be kept up by a tax.
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