[George Gittoes Sydney Harbour Tunnel series]

PXD 629

fonds

1991

Graphic Materials, Watercolours

52467

Drawings - image 47 x 68 cm.-68 x 47 cm. on sheet 57 x 77 cm.-77 x 57 cm. - 8 watercolour drawings

1. Tunnel construction southern end below Opera House, mobile form work in place for cement pour.
2. Construction at southern section of tunnel under Botanical Gardens and Opera House - mobile form work still in place at left.
3. Northern pylon interior demolition for installation of ventilation fans for tunnel.
4. Tunnel construction North Sydney side facing north.
5. Painter undercoating tunnel with black spray on sealant before final coats of white.
6. The last remaining piece of Hawkesbury River sandstone. Its removal was a structural problem it held up part of the Opera House.
7. Machinery used for tunnel excavation - Southern end.
8. Construction workers inside the tunnel - foreground figure was a N.Z. Maori, Tom?

Reproduction Restricted

Gittoes 91 lower edge