Public transport in a period past
Travelling by public transport in the late 1920s was not without occasional hazards, especially on the long journey from Auckland City to Avondale South (Blockhouse Bay) on the other side of the isthmus.
One evening at sunset, the fully laden motor bus set out as usual and was just making its way through Morningside, when the rim on the back wheel flew off without warning and went rolling on along the street. The driver pulled in to the side of the road and, retrieving the rim, set it back in place as the passengers waited, then slowly and skillfully the vehicle set off for home. Morningside Hill was negotiated successfully as was the downhill run into Mt Albert, and everyone began to relax and think of the dinner awaiting them.