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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
8
A summary of union activities notes calls for federation across states under a proposed code of rules. Meetings at Trades Hall discuss Industrial Disputes Act impacts, officer nominations, and plans to unify Tobacco Operatives with Tobacco Workers' Union, plus the Ironmoulders and other trades weighing registration under federal law.
Union delegates from Shop Assistants Grocers and Tramway Employees held talks on proposed provisions to regulate work conditions under the Industrial Disputes Act. Several unions voted against registration while some endorsed mutual agreements not binding on all trades. Newcastle and Broken Hill figures indicate mixed support. Saddlers Union reports wage gains post arbitration and elects new officers as it plans a Melbourne conference.
The City Improvement Commission chaired by the Lord Mayor heard Henry Deane, former Engineer-in-Chief for Railway Construction, present a long proposed circular harbor railway. He favored a York Street underground line emerging at Grosvenor Street with stations near Queen Victoria Market and possible loop connections near Central Station. A single class carriage policy and a near surface tunnel were proposed, with discussion on terminus points at Coogee and Randwick and future adjustments to city stations. The commission adjourned until Monday.
An American engineer Lee de Forest and his wife have developed a wireless telephony system in Paris based on the arc lamp principle. Tests linked the Eiffel Tower to Mont Valier and the Eiffel Tower to Saint Jean, with clear reception despite weather. De Forest predicts easy extension to longer distances and potentially shipboard wireless calls at sea.
An inquest into the death of John Larner aged five, found unconscious in a lane off Commonwealth Street on a Saturday, concluded with a verdict of accidental death. Larner, a bricklayer who had been drinking, died of a skull fracture after being found in Sydney Hospital the next day.
Bitl street Croydon five users praise Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery as unequaled for chest complaints and long troubles. Obtainable everywhere price 1/4 and 4/-0.
By special request an extra illustrated lecture will be given at Protestant Hall tomorrow Friday at 7 p.m. Mrs Besant, long resident in the city, will discuss Indian life with lantern views, highlighting local interest in water supply projects and municipal concerns.
E P laments the Hyde Park scene where reals lie inverted and benches show a white coating. He questions why painting is postponed, noting the park’s chaotic look resembling an election aftermath and praising the council’s care for its citizens.
Commander Brownish stated the naval militia had proper uniforms and clothing, with no recruits in MAW. A public meeting in Barras urged government to restore regular railway service. In Melbourne District Court a letter-sorter case failed. magistrate denied action due to defendant’s family hardship.
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