SYDNEY CELEBRATIONS.
RUSH OF PEOPLE. PROCESSION THROUGH STREETS. Received January 26 1.30 p.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 26. The railways and tramways were to-day unable to cope with the rush of people into city. Trains on the various suburban lines were crammed to the doors before half their journeys into the citv were completed and _ thousands of people jambing the stations nearer to the city were unable to get aboard. Preceding the main procession was a smaller one, comprising the Empire Games athletes, riding in cars and lorries. The spectators cheered wildly as both processions passed.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 49, 26 January 1938, Page 10
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94SYDNEY CELEBRATIONS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 49, 26 January 1938, Page 10
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