NRS-15467 | 'The Transit Problems of Greater Sydney' [a paper by J.J.C. Bradfield]

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This volume is consists of a paper entitled "The Transit Problems of Greater Sydney", presented by J.J.C. Bradfield to the Australian Town Planning Conference and Exhibition, held in Adelaide from 17-24 October 1917.

Bradfield advocated a transit scheme to improve transport in Sydney which included the electrification of railway lines and the construction of a bridge between Sydney and North Sydney.

The volume also contains copies of photographs, maps, plans and other illustrative material which Bradfield used in his presentation. There are 12 appendices related to population growth and distribution used to support his theory.

[At the time of the presentation, J.J.C. Bradfield was Chief Engineer, Metropolitan Railway Construction, NSW Government Railways and Tramways.]

Custody History
This record series was handed to the Archives Authority of NSW on 11 June 1968 by the Bradfield family. It was apparently an archival estray.