when was the sydney harbour bridge paid off
Sydney Harbour Bridge The total financial cost of the bridge was AUÂ£6.25 million, which was not paid off in full until 1988.[38]
History of Australia (1788–1850) The history of Australia from 1788â€“1850 covers the early colonial period of Australia's history, from the arrival in 1788 of the First Fleet of British ships at Sydney, New South Wales, who established the penal colony, the scientific exploration of the continent and later, establishment of other Australian colonies and the beginnings of representative democratic government. European colonisation would have a devastating effect on the pre-existing population of Indigenous Australians, and debate continues in the 21st century as to whether the colonisation process represented settlement, invasion, or a mixture of both.