Parramatta : Barry Wilde Bridge
Europeans arrived in Jan 1788 with only enough food to last for a short time. Parramatta was established primarily as a Government Farm (it was the furthest navigable point inland on the Parramatta River) in what is now Parramatta Park.
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This particular structure is the Barry Wilde Bridge, crossing the Parramatta River. Constructed 1975, named for politician Barry Charles Wilde.
In 2012 a fountain was added to the eastern side of the bridge.
Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The City of Parramatta (now considered a suburb of Sydney) was originally home to the Darug people, who lived here for some 30,000 years. The name itself is a corruption of the Darug term Baramada ('head of waters' or 'the place where the eels lie down').
Europeans arrived in Jan 1788 with only enough food to last for a short time. Parramatta was established primarily as a Government Farm (it was the furthest navigable point inland on the Parramatta River) in what is now Parramatta Park.
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This particular artwork is a wonderful mural, running along the northern bank of the Parramatta River; between the Lennox & Barry Wilde bridges. Created by Jamie Eastwood - a descendant of the Ngemba people of northwestern NSW - in 1999, the various sections depict the interactions local groups had with European convicts & settlers.
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