▁also ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁▁ ▁The ▁bus hr anger , ▁Fred ▁Ward , ▁known ▁as ▁Captain ▁Th under bol t , ▁st ole ▁two ▁horses ▁belonging ▁to ▁a ▁police ▁inspect or ▁from ▁Ab ington ▁station , ▁near ▁Bund ar ra ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bund ar ra ▁bridge , ▁a ▁five - span ▁iron ▁lattice ▁tr uss ▁bridge , ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge , ▁crossing ▁the ▁G w yd ir ▁River , ▁is ▁ 2 0 4 ▁metres ▁in ▁length ▁and ▁ 5 . 6 ▁metres ▁wide ▁between ▁ker bs . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁has ▁been ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Register ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Est ate , ▁being ▁of ▁state ▁significance ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁design , ▁historical ▁value ▁and ▁a est h etic ▁appearance . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁community ▁celebr ation ▁for ▁its ▁cent en ary ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁today . ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁historic ▁towns cape ▁of ▁Bund ar ra ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁hosting ▁some ▁on ▁location ▁film ing ▁for ▁the ▁Fred ▁Sch ep isi ▁directed ▁film , ▁The ▁Ch ant ▁of ▁J imm ie ▁Black sm ith , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Book er ▁Prize ▁winning ▁novel ▁by ▁Thomas ▁K ene ally . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁serv iced ▁by ▁the ▁Bund ar ra ▁& ▁T ing ha ▁Adv oc ate ▁newspaper , ▁published ▁in ▁Bund ar ra , ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9