SYDNEY BRIDGE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 241, 1 June 1932, Page 7

SYDNEY BRIDGE

IMPRESSIONS OF OPOTIKI RESIDENT BEAUTY OF SETTING Mr. R. W. Carruthers was one of the f ew local residents who have been over to Sydney to see the bridge. Mr. Carruthers was, unfortunately; unable to be present at the actual opening ceremony. His first impression was, of course, the immensity of the structure, which he was unable to compare with anything he had previously seen. The next thihg that struck his notice was the beauty of the residential area fringing the North Shore where suburban gardens run right down to the water's edge in the vicinity of the bridge. The areas where the crowds had colleeted to view the opening ceremony were still so litterfed with empty boxes and fruit cases on which the people had been standing, as to make it appear that a big fruit sale had just been concluded. Mr. Carruthers was also very struck with the speed of the traffic, for no sooner does the traffic officer give them the right of way than the cars are off with a whizz, as there is no speed limit there. Mr. Carruthers crossed the bridge some 14 times during the five weeks he was in Sydney. Commenting on a recent artiele in the "Morning Post," Mr. Carruthers said that he felt quite sure than the dismissal of Mr. Lang would lead to much better prosperity for Australia.