POWER BLACKOUTS
SYDNEY HAVING BAD TIME (Rec. 10.45 a.m.)_ SYDNEY, This Day. Fire which damaged the plant in the auxiliary power-house means that extensive power blackouts will continue well into the summer months. The Electricity Commissioner, Mr H. G. Conde, says the fire is a serious blow to Sydney’s power supplies, and that repairs will .take several months.
Sydney has had a record year of blackouts, chiefly occasioned by the inadequacy of the present plant, to handle peak loads.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 71, Issue 35, 21 November 1950, Page 3
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