▁settlement . ▁De ▁G root ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁right - wing ▁par amil it ary ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁New ▁Guard , ▁opposed ▁to ▁Lang ' s ▁left ist ▁policies ▁and ▁res ent ful ▁of ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Family ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁asked ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁bridge . ▁De ▁G root ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁army ▁but ▁his ▁uniform ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁bl end ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁real ▁caval ry . ▁This ▁incident ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁involving ▁Lang ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Guard ▁during ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁A ▁similar ▁rib bon - cut ting ▁ceremony ▁on ▁the ▁bridge ' s ▁northern ▁side ▁by ▁North ▁Sydney ' s ▁mayor , ▁Ald erman ▁Prim rose , ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁without ▁incident . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁discovered ▁that ▁Prim rose ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁New ▁Guard ▁member ▁but ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁and ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁de ▁G root ▁incident , ▁if ▁any , ▁are ▁unclear . ▁The ▁pair ▁of ▁golden ▁sc iss ors ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁rib bon ▁cutting ▁cer emon ies ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁rib bon ▁at ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁the ▁Bay onne ▁Bridge , ▁which ▁had ▁opened ▁between ▁Bay onne , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁the ▁year ▁before . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁bridge ▁opening ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁opening ▁celebr ations ▁were ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁Cit iz ens ▁of ▁Sydney ▁Organ ising ▁Committee , ▁an ▁influ