The Narrows Bridge, known commonly as “the narrows”, is supposedly the narrowest part of the Swan River - Derbal Yerrigan. A zone of transition; a vantage point; an engineering feat; a long-standing plan; a massive undertaking; a concrete mass embedded deep in shifting sands. There are many ways we can reflect on this major freeway, its function and enduring impact.
The narrows appears often in the Oral Histories collection, with many members of the community suggesting it changed life in South Perth forever. Tune in to hear sound bites from interviews with June Markham, Gilbert Marsh, Keith Horwood, Ross Wedderburn, Lois Gatley and their recollections on the narrows.
This edition of Hearsay, curated by Carly Lynch (Local History Officer)
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