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Gladesville Bridge: The span of the bridge is 300 m (1,000 ft) and at its highest point gives a clearance of 60 m (200 ft)

1935 – John Curtin replaces James Scullin as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
1964 – Gladesville Bridge (pictured) opened—the world's longest concrete arch at the time.
1981 – Luke Wilkshire, Australian football (soccer) player, was born in Wollongong.
1990 – Opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland announces her retirement.