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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Prout's Bridge

Bridge

Contentious bridge constructed across the Cooks River at Canterbury to enable easy access to Sydney markets. The imposition of a toll however was to divide the community.

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Milestone
Opened
1841
Name
Alternate
Prouts Bridge
Commemorates
Prout, Cornelius
Type
Bridge

The Prout's Bridge Incident

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Brian Madden
Lesley Muir
,
2013
supported by
Your Community Heritage Grant - The Cooks River Project

Canterbury residents' delight at the new bridge constructed across the Cooks River to shorten their journey to markets in Sydney quickly turned to anger and complaint as Cornelius Prout set about imposing a toll

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