WheremEye

Mannum (SA).
I am there frequently, but am usually aiming for the bakery or the pubs.

Roderick

Roderick Has It..
It looked a heap better before they Butchered It..In my opinion..

https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+1258/2/787/download

The roof, the brick quoins and the stone suggested SA or WA.
I'm used to SA having irregular limestone walls jigsawed together, but where in WA could I start?
I did have to use the clues to get there.

At age 14 the future King George V came to Australia with his elder brother (who died before ascending the throne). They were midshipmen. They made a surface journey from Adelaide to Melbourne, including crossing from Milang to Meningie by paddlesteamer, but not visiting Mannum.

I know what I want to post, but it will take me until tonight to have it ready.

Roderick

Roderick,
The two Princes must have visited at least 100 years ago, a bit before my time. They may well have had the rank of midshipman but no doubt they were treated as the Royalty they were!

Prince George of Wales, aged 15, visited Australia with his older brother, Prince Albert Victor of Wales, aged 17, in 1881, as midshipmen in training on HMS Bacchante. They arrived at Albany, Western Australia in May, crossed to South Australia in a passenger vessel, travelled overland to Melbourne and from there sailed on a naval vessel to Sydney. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_visits_to_Australia
I have some extensive notes on the transport arrangements. Recently an elaborate Ballarat mansion was up for sale. It had been built for a wealthy mine owner, and had been visited by the princes as they travelled through. Craig's Hotel (Ballarat) also claims a royal visit.

Now to the next WheremEye. The location please, with the name of the waterway as a desirable extra.

Roderick

Stab in the dark - Victoria Bridge over Ross Creek Townsville.

Hole in one. Perhaps help yourself to a Victoria Bitter as the right reward?
This one ceased to serve any benefit when a railway bridge was built downstream in the 1920s as part of establishing the full Brisbane - Cairns north-coast railway route.
Into more recent years it has become pedestrian/bikes only. It is looked after, and various interpretive panels display the history.
Australia never had many swingbridges of this style. On this scale, I get about nine, with about half surviving. Three of these can still be opened. There were at least three smaller ones, two of which survive. Both are opened regularly.
I don't even get many on a world count. Other styles are more popular: probably cheaper to build and maintain, and faster to operate.

Over to IHScout for the next.

Roderick

I remember driving across this bridge in 1976, my brother was driving an XP ute, he attempted to do a burnout in the middle of the bridge and blew the clutch. A mob of Murris helped us push it across to the other side, was a Saturday morning, heavy traffic and very embarrasing!

A lucky stab in the dark for me. See who wants to have a stab at this one.

Holbrook