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Kaikoura Star, Volume LVI, Issue 90, 16 November 1936, Page 4

A Washington message states: The Department of Commerce reports that the number of unemployed is steadily diminishing, and was slightly under 9,000,000 at the end of September. A Wellington tram driver was disconcerted, to say the least, recently, when he saw in front of him a car stationary on the tramlines. He was more than astonished when he saw, as the tram drew* nearer and the car did not move in response to his warning bell, that it >was unoccupied. Not knowing what else to do, he got out with a view to seeing if by some means or other the car could be moved, and to discover the reason for its being left in such a position. At this stage in the proceedings a woman rushed from the pavement and explained that she had stalled her ca ron the tramlines, and after several unsuccessful attempts to restart it she had fled to the security of the footpath on the approach of the tram! The car was eventually pushed out of the way.

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