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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21118, 27 February 1932, Page 17

Si-H'!; sa Sydney Harbour Bridge The LARGEST Arch Bridge in the World. OFFICIAL OPENING, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1932. To be followed by a Fortnight's Celebrations of a Magnitude and Grandeur unprecedented in the Southern Hemisphere. On the day of the Official Opening there will be a spectacular display of aircraft and watercraft over and under the Bridge; an historical land pageant of floral floats and marching units, which, from the viewpoints of splendour and graphic demonstration, will rank with the best of similar spectacles staged in older countries; a thrilling aerial bombing display over Fort Denison, Sydney Harbour; and a picturesque procession of hundreds of watercraft, including oceangoing liners, inter-State vessels, ferry steamers, motor launches, and sailing boats. The day's sporting programme will include a Sheffield Shield cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia, in which leading internationals will take part; the opening of the Australian Jockey Club's Easter Meeting, Harbour Regatta, Olympiad Athletic Meeting, Annual Championship Surf Life-saving Carnival, and Exhibition Lawn Tennis, featuring Australia's champions. The night celebrations will include a Venetian Carnival and Fireworks display on the Harbour, brilliant flood-lighting of the Bridge by warships, illuminations on shipping and the waterfront, and flood-lighting of city buildings. Features of the celebrations during the ensuing fortnight will be the Royal Easter Show, Sports Carnivals, embracing horse-racing, interState cricket, tennis, aquatics, swimming (championships), cycling, golf, amateur boxing and wrestling (championships), bowls (championships), and athletics, with a special women'a carnival; Naval, Military t and Police Tattoo; Massed Band Performances; Parade of Fleet Unit, with bands, through city streets; and special tourist trips to the unrivalled beauty spots in and around Sydney. There will also be specially conducted tours of country towns, farms, and sheep stations. Full particulars are available from the N.S.W. Government Tourist Bureau, Challis House, Sydney. The Citizens of New South Wales extend a Cordial Inviiation to the People of New Zealand to attend the Official Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and subsequent celebrations. JOHN T. LANG, Premier. ill"' > •• - YOU WILL BE WELCOME THERE 4 "DEAUTIFUL Manly, the most glorious spot in *fl iJ a ll Australia. A wonderful stretch of tree- -< "K fringed crystal beach, washed by the creaming At surf ' w > At Manly, a variety of entertainment awaits you ! Fishing, boating, tennis and golf—plenty of amusements for children. There are still-water pools and the largest shark-proof enclosure in Australia—over 1000 ft. long—for paddlers and swimmers. Within easy tram and bus distanc« are the magnificent bush scenery of Warringah and famous beauty spots that adorn the coast Manly possesses palatial hotels, guest houses, furnished homes and rooms to meet any family o» individual requirements. A swift service of saloon steamers conveys you to and from the city—--14 miles of glorious Sydney Harbor views. Weekly steamer tickets: Gent's 4/3, Lady's 3/9. Daily fares: Adult 6d., Children Id. (5 years and under free). ON MANLY'S GOLDEN SHORE THERE IS JOY AND LIFE AND HEALTH. , . - WHEN YOU VISIT SYDNEY, COME TO MANLY. Full information concerning accommodation available from The TOWN CLERK, MANLY, or THE PORT. JACKSON & MANLY 5.5. CO. LTD., Circular Quay, Sydney. We Welcome You to Australia The «t«eT approach Bridge, with a span of 240 feet, built and erected by The Clyde Engineering Co. Ltd. Largest locomotive fn the British Empire. Built at tha Clyde works. Stiel Bridge, jrJ tnife long, 4000 tons, manufactured by The Clyde Company, and. erected across the Clarence River, N.S.W. AS you enter Sydney Harbor you will thrill to the immensity of the big Bridge. A triumph of British engineering enterprise, its dizzy heights loom across the skyline—a monument to the progress of New South Wales. With this progress, The Clyde Engineering Co. Ltd., Australia's largest electrical and engineering concern, is indelibly associated. The Clyde Company constructed the approach bridge leading up to the Northern end of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. At the company's works, covering over 30 acres, are built mighty locomotives, steel electric carriages and all types of rolling stock and general engineering utilities destined to play their parts in extending facilities to the furthest confines of the State. We welcome you to Australia—we shall be happy to extend that welcome personally when you visit our pavilion at the Royal Agricultural Show THE CLYDE ENGINEERING CO. LTD. GRANVILLE, N.S.W. Branches in all Australian States, and at FANSHAWE STREET AUCKLAND THE BLACK OPAL ' AUSTRALIA'S Australia is justly famous for her glorious Black Opal, which has been aptly described as " the orchid of the gems."* Fairfax & Roberts Ltd., the Oldest Jewellery House In Sydney, of Hunter Street, maintain a most representative and beautiful collection of Australian Black Opals, either loose or set in various articles of jewellery. Visitors to Sydney are invited to inspect this collection at Fairfax & Roberta Ltd., also various Australian souvenirs and mementoes. Fairfax <0 Roberts Ltd. arc renowned for their beautiful collection of loose Pearls, which, may be used for adding to and improving existing necklets Fairfax & Roberts Ltd. " The Oldest Jewellery House tn Sydney;" 23-25, Hunter Street, SYDNEY, N.S.W. ROYAL EASTER SHOW 21st to 30th MARCH, 1932 NINE DAYS AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER EXHIBITION. NEW ATTRACTIONS EACH DAY AND NIGHT. Magnificent Display of Agricultural and Other Primary Products. Finest Show of Livestock in the Southern Hemisphere. MAGNIFICENT HORTICULTURE EXHIBITION. ~ I ~>7-7r SIX NIGHTS Grand Exhibition of Machinery, Motor-cars, and all Classes of Manufactured Goods. HUNTING, TROTTING, STEER RIDING, AND WOOD - CHOPPING CONTESTS DAY AND NIGHT. ADMISSION: Outer Gates—Adults, 2/-« Children, 6d» Grandstands, extra. G. C. SOMERVILLE, i Secretary. rUO \ rt p| n $3 mm CH- > i OPENING OF THE RANDWICK RACES - HARBOUR BRIDGE THE ROYAL SHOW GmiGsi batik iMMbmrumi ru*Ik Ilk mfw w 1 • laps j# ■m ; 'i) i;iiTnvM'rri —t * «*- mm*. *w>« k 9 MWil >,V ■ KG • rtart 'Ar-X. -M. ■»> m&m I. -A < * !► - 9-. *SK«I wi »>- w rr-4 isai n NEW SOUTH WALES IS A SCENIC WONDERLAND AND A TOURISTS' DELIGHT. The Government Railway Service is always at hand, catering for the convenience and the happiness of visitors with fast, comfortable trains, at extremely moderate fares for long and shortdistance trips. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the world's foremost engineering triumph'. Nowhere in the world is the tourist, the sight-seer, the holiday-maker provided with a greater number or with more enchanting resorts, easily and safely visited at small cost Tho grandeur and majesty of the Blue Mountains and Australian Alps, The fascinating exhilaration of countless beaches and ocean sights, World-famous limestone caves. Expansive rivers and rolling plains, . . . .. r .t,^ combine to make an irresistible call to all who visit the mother state of the Australian Commonwealth. MT. ' KOSCIUSKO —the roof of Australia—snowcapped all the year round; 318 miles from Sydney. THE WONDERFUL JENOLAN.CAVES, in the very heart of the famous Blue Mountains; 118 miles from Sydney. THE HAWKESBURY RIVER, described by cultured globe-trotters as greater than the Rhine; 50 milea from Sydney. THE INCOMPARABLE BLUE MOUNTAINS. Express daily train trips. THE SCINTILLATING SOUTH COAST. The wonderful Sublime Point Look-out; 44 miles from Sydney. THE INSPIRING NORTH COAST. Coffa Harbour, 377 miles from Sydney. The great Clarence River and tha City of Grafton, 433 miles from Sydney. Special, personally-conducted Railway Excursion Tours will be arranged for visitors, following the Bridge Celebrations and the Easter Week Carnival- A wonderful chance to see the vast hinterland of New South Wales. Early reservations are desirable. Full particulars at Railway Booking and Inquiry Offices and at Government Tourist Bureaux COOGEE BAY HOTEL, SYDNEY, New South Wales. Sydney's Leading Seaside Hotel Right on the Ocean Beach. * Surfing, Ladies' and Gent', Swimming ThU Hot.l nW OH~jE*£Mg Baths, also Beautiful Night Surfing in Rooms, with Hot and Cold Water and TeleSpecial Sharkproof Enclosure, Brilliantly phones, and a Beautiful Ballroom and Cool Illuminated by Large Flood Lights. Lounges. Tariff: Bed and Breakfast, from £2/10/- P " Inclnßlvß Tarlff * frt>m £4/4/- P " Telephone FXIIBI (7 lines). All Communication to be Addressed to the Manager, R. J. NOLAN, Esq. mw *i ty.,: THE HOUSE OF STEEL For the Best Quality Cutlery and Farm and Station Steelware. NMI « New Zealand visitors are py cordially invited to inspect our mMg Showrooms while in Sydney. 36-page Illustrated Catalogue W. JNO. BAKER Limited, 3, Hunter Street, Sydney. THE PLACE for MEN'S and BOYS' WEAR WHEN IN SYDNEY PEAPES ALONE for GEORGE STREET At entrance to the NEW WYNYARD STATION. South Seas and Pacific Islands SAIL BY S.S. MORINDA, leaving Auckland 10th March, for NORFOLK ISLAND, LORD HOWE ISLAND, thence to SYDNEY, arriving in time for The Opening of SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE Visitors whilst in Sydney should avail themselves of the Special Travel Facilities offered by Burns, Phtlp & Co. Ltd. Sea, rail, air, motor —Bookings by All Lines, All Routes, without extra charge. REGULAR SAIUKGS FROM 1. f SYDNEY to Papua, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, 3§fsl Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and New Hebrides. Illustrated Booklets and Full Information from the following Branches and Agents of Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd. AUCKLAND—Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., 3, Albert Street. WELLINGTON —Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., 69-75, Molesworth St. CHRISTCHURCH —A. H. Turnbull & Co. Ltd., 150, Manchester Street. DUNEDIN—Wm. E. Reynolds & Co., P.O. Box No. 42. Also from Head Office: BURNS, PHILP Co. Ltd. 7, Bridge Street, Sydney, Australia. Read — The B.P. Magazine. Travel Stories. Pictures, Fiction. Stage and Screen. Colour Plates. 1/- per Copy. All Newsagents, or direct from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., 7, Bridge St., Sydney. New Zealand Visitors to Australia May Peruse Files of the " New Zealand Herald," "Auckland Weekly News," "The Post," Wellington, " The Press," Christchurch, " The Otago Daily Times," " The Otago Witness," at the Australian Office of The N.Z. Associated Press F. L. WILSON, Representative. Lisgar House, J 30, Carrington St., -1 SYDNEY. ■■ i' "f • E'-1 ' v-V- V- -r ' . - .. » ; v femmv-. '.i . j" AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB (RANDWICK RACECOURSE) HARBOUR BRIDGE OPENING CELEBRATIONS MEETING. SATURDAY, 19th MARCH, 1932. PRINCIPAL RACES: THE CHIPPING NORTON STAKES, £750 added; Weight-for-agc. One Mile and a-Quarter. THE LIVERPOOL HANDICAP, £SOO added. Six Furlongs. THE CELEBRATION HANDICAP, £750 added. One Mile and a-Half. AUTUMN MEETING (RANDWICK RACECOURSE) March 26th, 28th, 30th, and April 2nd, 1932. PRINCIPAL RACES: «a V K,A«r H sfi.h- SECOND DAY, MARCH 28th- ■\ 7ISITORS TO SYDNEY will enjoy staying at Clifton Gardens Hotel. Right on tho harbour; ocean and harbour views; short ferry trip to Sydney. Excellent cuisine, swimming, tennis, billiards, garages. Room and Breakfast, from 35/*. Full tariff from 4 guineas. Write or telegraph reservations. Clifton Gardens Hotel - - Sydney Controlled by Sydney Ferries Ltd. FIRST DAY, MARCH 26th— AUTUMN STAKES. Weight*for-ago; £IOOO added. One Mile and a-Half. THE A.J.C. SIRES' PRODUCE STAKES; £SOOO added. Seven Furlongs. THE DONCASTER HANDICAP; £2OOO added. One Mile. , THE A.J.C. ST. LEGER; £2OOO added. One Mile and Three-quarters. Special trams will run direct from Sydney <n> 'H\ M THE SYDNEY CUP; £4OOO added. Two Miles. THIRD DAY, MARCH 30th— THE ALL AGED STAKES, Weight-for-age; *1250 added. One Mile. THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES; £2OOO added. Six Furlongs. THE CUMBERLAND STAKES. Weight-for-age; £IOOO added. One Mile and Three-quarters. FOURTH DAY, APRIL 2nd—x—V i THE A J C. PLATE. Weight-for-age: £IOOO added. Two Miles and a-Quarter. C. W. CROPPER, Secretary, 6, Bligh St., Sydney THE ROYAL SHOW RAN DW I K