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Name: 50 years since Tasman Bridge Disaster
Uploaded: 2025-01-06T08:13:25.171Z
Duration: 2 min 17 s

50 years since Tasman Bridge Disaster

Published 6 January 2025, 4:51 am

50 years ago twelve people lost their lives when a bulk ore carrier hit the Tasman Bridge and caused a partial collapse. Hobart was split in two and authorities scrambled to ensure easy access to the city for those living in the so-called "dormitory suburbs" of the Eastern Shore. One survivor has recalled his heart stopping escape from the brink - when at 9.27pm on January 5, 1975, a bulk carrier, the Lake Illawarra, hit the Bridge.

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