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What happened during the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
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The NSW Premier Jack Lang was due to cut the ribbon to officially the open the Bridge. However, just as he was about to declare the bridge officially open, the ribbon was cut by the sword of Captain Francis De Groot who charged on his horse, slashing the ribbon. De Groot belonged to the paramilitary group, the New Guard, which was opposed to Lang's leftist policies. A militant monarchist, De Groot believed that only a member of the Royal family should have the honour of opening the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
De Groot's organisation resented the fact that the King's representative in Australia, the Governor-General Sir Isaac Isaacs, hadn't been asked to open the bridge. De Groot was arrested, and the ribbon retied, allowing Lang to perform the official opening ceremony.
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