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. ...
Article : 1,448 wordsFour 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" '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." ...
Article : 178 words"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 wordsThe 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 ...
Article : 309 wordsThe 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 ...
Article : 564 words"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 ...
Article : 256 wordsWhen 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 ...
Article : 230 wordsMr. 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 ...
Article : 89 wordsNorth 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 ...
Article : 197 wordsThe 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 ...
Article : 88 words"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 wordsYou shall suffer until I get redress ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 22 wordsThe 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. ...
Article : 850 wordsAn 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"Pound of candles please!" "Anything else?" "Yes; two tins of sheep's tongues and a tin of herrings in tomato sauce." ...
Article : 373 wordsThe 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 wordsLuckily 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 wordsExpecting any trouble, Constable ?"Not exactly but we are keeping our eyes open." This conversation took place on the third ...
Article : 94 wordsMr. 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 ...
Article : 94 wordsDealing 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 wordsSydney 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 wordsIt 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 wordsThe 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"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 wordsShould 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 ...
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Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sun 2 Mar 1913, Page 7
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