Sydney Harbour Tunnel

A pictorial history of investigation and construction, compiled from 35mm slides taken by Philip Pells in 1988 and 1989.

The photographs presented herein are only annotated sufficiently to give an indication of their location and general subject.

The photographs are grouped as follows:

• historical and geological investigations
• cofferdam on the north side of the harbour
• construction of the ventilation building behind the cofferdam
• spoil removal
• excavation and mapping of the north side pilot tunnel
• excavation of the north side tunnels
• preparation for, and placement of, the immersed tube units
• the Opera House forecourt and seawall
• the south side driven tunnel portal and the tunnels
• completion