with photos by Barry Winburn and Don Stephens that would become world-famous. Cars teeter on the edge of the Tasman Bridge after it collapsed on January 5, 1975. Picture: Don Stephens One of the ...

Tasman Bridge Disaster: January 1975 ... alerting the paper to the unfolding disaster. Barry Winburn’s famous shot from the edge of the collapsed section showing Murray Ling and Frank Manley ...

One of the heroes of the Tasman Bridge disaster, the late Royse Davies, believed two things saved his life that fateful night – Hollywood movie star Dean Martin and one sharp intake of breath.

Tasman Bridge Disaster January 1975 with Mercury ... the sounds of large pieces of concrete hitting the ship’s deck. Famous front page from the Mercury on January 6, 1975. So that was how ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. On January 5, 1975, the bulk ore carrier SS Lake Illawarra struck pylon 19 of the bridge, causing a ...

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery has apologised for mistakenly presenting a significant piece in a new Tasman Bridge exhibition as a “near-original” item. The late Murray Ling’s Holden ...

And if it wasn’t for a famous crooner, he may not even have ... crew from the Lake Illawarra after it crashed into the Tasman Bridge on January 5, 1975. Pictured is his wife Joyce and daughter ...

Cambridge resident Frank Manley has reflected on the night of the Tasman Bridge collapse, recalling how he managed to survive the disaster even as his now-famous car teetered over the abyss.