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Transport Chaos

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The New South Wales government has apologized for yesterday's [blank] chaos in and around Sydney Harbor during the visit of Queen Mary II and Queen Elizabeth II. Roads were jammed and traffic ground to a halt while tram and [blank] services were swamped with thousands of additional passengers, with most services delayed for hours. Premier Maurice Humor says that plans were put in place to "deal with the congestion," but the number of visitors well exceeded [blank] . On the harbor itself, there seemed to be as much congestion as there was on the roads, but everyone agreed it was an amazing [blank] .

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The New South Wales government has apologized for yesterday's transport chaos in and around Sydney Harbor during the visit of Queen Mary II and Queen Elizabeth II. Roads were jammed and traffic ground to a halt while tram and ferry services were swamped with thousands of additional passengers, with most services delayed for hours. Premier Maurice Humor says that plans were put in place to "deal with the congestion," but the number of visitors well exceeded expectations . On the harbor itself, there seemed to be as much congestion as there was on the roads, but everyone agreed it was an amazing spectacle .
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