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  2. THE GAS STRIKE WILL CONTINUE.

    Though several false alarms of the conclusion of the gas strike have been issued, the matter is still unsettled. Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Labor and Industry, gave the impression late yesterday afternoon that everything had been fixed to the satisfaction of both sides, and that the men would return to work at 10 o'clock last night, but this idea soon proved inaccurate. ...

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  3. HOSPITALS IN DARKNESS AND WITHOUT HOT WATER.

    Four of the principal suburban hospitals are practically in darkness, a position which has caused the abandonment of all operations excepting those of an exceptionally serious ...

    Article : 362 words
  4. FEATURES OF THE TROUBLE

    " 'Ere, I say, that water's cold !" "Sorry, sir !" said the apologetic barber, "but the gas gave out this morning, and we cannot get any hot." ...

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  5. THE WANDERING CUSTOMER.

    "This reminds me of Sydney 60 years ago," was the opinion of a man at the Mount-street tram stop. "If this continues, we'll have to hire ...

    Article : 88 words
  6. SEEKING A SUBSTITUTE.

    The householder generally has become so dependent upon gas as a fuel that many modern houses have no accommodation for the wood and coal stoves that were to be found ...

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  7. A NIGHT OF TERROR.

    The brilliantly-lit streets of the city last night must have made the suburban resident all the more conscious of the gloom that awaited him at home. Coming as it did right at the week's ...

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  8. THE MAN WHO LOST HIS FOWLS.

    "Hear about—losing his fowls?" "No. Someone got down on them? "This scrap of news caught the ears of the "Sunday Times'' man as he sat in the ...

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  9. THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT.

    When Mr. Carmichael returned post-haste from the Yass electorate he went straight to the office of Mr. J. B. Holme, Industrial Regis-trar. During the morning conferences were ...

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  10. THE LAST WORD.

    Mr. Carmichael, spoken to at midnight, said : "I have been officially informed by the manager of the Gas Company that the men did not return to work according to the agreement ...

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  11. NORTH SHORE IN DARKNESS.

    North Sydney and the neighboring suburbs last night presented a study in silhouettes. The skyline was deeply etched in black against a sombre sky, and for a distance not a glimmer ...

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  12. POLICE DEPARTMENT IN DARKNESS.

    The officials at the Police headquarters in Hunter and Phillip streets worked under great difficulties again last night. There is not a single electric light in the building, and ...

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  13. RUN ON KEROSENE LAMPS AND STOVES.

    "It's an ill-wind that blows nobody good." Thus said one of Sydney's leading lamp dealers when interviewed by a representative of the "Sunday Times" yesterday. ...

    Article : 135 words
  14. How the Striker is Treating Sydney

    You shall suffer until I get redress ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  15. ORDERS FOR ELECTRICITY.

    The City Council's electric lighting service is being extended so as to complete the general scheme arrange for the city. At present the mains have been carried to various suburbs. ...

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  16. INJUNCTION GRANTED AGAINST THE MEN.

    An application was made to Mr. Justice Heydon in the Industrial Court yesterday morning under section 48 of the Arbitration Act, to restrain A. Phillips, one of the gas ...

    Article : 447 words
  17. CANDLES AND TINNED FISH.

    "Pound of candles please!" "Anything else?" "Yes; two tins of sheep's tongues and a tin of herrings in tomato sauce." ...

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  18. THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT.

    The agreement is in the form of a letter from the Industrial Registrar to the secretary of the Australian Gaslight Co., Ltd., and is as follows: "I have, by the direction of the Hon. the ...

    Article : 258 words
  19. THE RAILWAYS.

    Luckily enough, the railway authorities were not affected by the strike having their own supplies at Macdonaldtown to Graw upon. Thus it was that the trains last night proceeded to ...

    Article : 68 words
  20. PREPARING FOR TROUBLE.

    Expecting any trouble, Constable ?"Not exactly but we are keeping our eyes open." This conversation took place on the third ...

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  21. ELECTRICAL EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION.

    Mr. H. W. Ramsay Sharp, vice-president of the Electrical Employers' Association, remarked yesterday afternoon :—"The Association inciudes about 50 of the electrical firms in the ...

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  22. MR. CARMICHAEL'S UNCERTAINTY.

    Dealing with the situation at a late hour last right, Mr. Carmichael said : "The meeting endorsed my proposal on the understanding that the company would endorse it, and, if so, they ...

    Article : 200 words
  23. CRIMINALS' HARVEST.

    Sydney without light ! The average householder would regard Sydney in darkness as a calamity; and so if would be. But the prospect, although bad enough from the point of view of the householder, has ...

    Article : 316 words
  24. FILLING THE STRIKERS' PLACES.

    It is understood that, failing the keeping of the agreement, the management proposes to meet the public convenience by at once advertising for other persons to fill the vacant ...

    Article : 36 words
  25. LET THE STRUGGLE TAKE PLACE.

    The secretary of the Employers' Federation, in expressing his opinion of the situation, remarked :—"I hope the contest will be settled properly, so that further trouble will be ...

    Article : 59 words
  26. RESTAURANT PICNICS.

    "Have you given your order, sir ?" "No. I want a cup of tea and some toast." "You'll have to wait awhile for the toast; in fact, I'm not quite sure that is to be had." ...

    Article : 176 words
  27. CANDLES AND OIL LAMPS IN THE CHURCHES

    Should the shortage of gas continue, in many churches in the city and suburbs to-night oil lamps and candles will be used. St. Andrew's Cathedral was recently equipped with an ...

    Article : 56 words
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