Galston Gorge

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SuburbGalstonTypeOtherDetailsGalston Gorge is located north of Hornsby where the Hornsby-Galston road crosses Berowra Creek. A track through the gorge had existed since the opening of the railway line in the 1880s but it was very steep and difficult to negotiate. The road through Galston Gorge was constructed between 1891-1893 using men left unemployed as a result of the 1890s depression. Surveyor Ebsworth surveyed the route and put in seven hair-pin bends on the steep eastern side of the gorge. The two wooden McDonald Truss bridges were built from materials that had been man-hauled down the cliffs with ropes and pulleys.
CreatorPowell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.47. Schofield, Claire 1988, The Shaping of Hornsby Shire, Hornsby Shire Council, Hornsby, pp. 90-91.

Galston Gorge

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Galston Gorge