PERSON B - You were in your late teens at the end of the war and contributed to the war effort by working, in the last year of the war, in what had previously been considered a "man's job". Your father fought in the war and returned unharmed. You are glad the suffering of the war is over but resent the loss of the freedom it brought you. You are searching for ways to find …
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…opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on March 19, 1932. Mounted, and dressed in an officer's uniform, De Groot preceded Lang in cutting the opening ribbon. He shouted: "In the name of the loyal citizens of New South Wales, I declare this bridge open." This source recounts what had happened and what exact words De Groot had said. It confirms when the Harbour Bridge was opened, who was involved and how De Groot ruined the day's plans.