Cats Used To Have The Best View In Sydney

Million dollar views, nine lives useful.

Back in 1957 a cat named George lived on top of Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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George had BALLS OF STEEL.

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And the best view in the city.

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According to cat website Purr 'n' Fur, George guarded a wishing well at Lookout Point on the Bridge's south-east pylon.

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The "World-Famous White Cats" featured prominently in Pylon Lookout publicity material.

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Turns out George wasn't the first cat to live on the bridge.

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In 1951 The Sunday Herald revealed that twin white cats Bridget and Pylon were living on the pylon parapet.

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"If one cat wants to pass the other, she risks death by leaping over her twin's back," reported the paper.

The cats were popular with sightseers.

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Here's how the view looks today (well, fairly recently).

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TL;DR: cats lived on Australia's most famous bridge!

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