Pyrmont

His luck didn't get any better when it came to injuries in the line of duty.

In January 1919, he and other officers broke up a big two-up game that was being held by two dozen men said to be members of the Pushers, or gangs, then menacing the mean streets of Wharf Suburbs, Ultimo and Pyrmont.

When the arrests led to an affray, Constable Hardy was kicked by one of the thugs, suffering a dislocated knee that put him in hospital for three or four months.

Shortly after returning to duty in June 1919, Constable Hardy had a run-in with a thief who was making off with stolen tins of salmon.

Though the judge did dismiss the charges against Constable Hardy, him making such a comment could be taken to imply he had doubts about the policeman's story.

Indeed, the tales we've just heard were all his version of events.

Whatever the truth, the hard-charging Constable Hardy had quickly earned a reputation as a frontline soldier unafraid to battle the Ultimo Pyrmont gangs.

The Sun newspaper was soon to characterize him this way, quote, fully six feet high and strong and energetic, he has done some fine work in dealing with toughs.

And one thing I wanted to acknowledge as we kick off into our guest appearance is you got a massive stand-up applause at our last quarterly implementer.

Collaborative Exchange, as we call it at EOS, here in Sydney in Pyrmont, Darling Harbour.

And I just wanted to acknowledge you for that, mate, because every time we speak to people in our community, your name comes up as checking in on them, seeing how they're going, asking for help.

Sorry, offering your help.

You snuck through, Angela, and you can lay claim to being one of the first people, accidentally, to go over the Anzac Bridge.

I'm looking at it behind me right now at Pyrmont, here where our studios are.

Thank you, Angela.

Lisa's at Shell Cove.

So, well, Talk to somebody about that in the final hour of the program.

And we've had a couple of calls off air about a gas leak at Pyrmont.

I'm being told that workers have hit a gas line, Pyrmont Street near Bun Street.

There are road closures in place.

So thank you to those people who have been in touch.

Some locals not far away from where I'm sitting right now, actually, at Pyrmont.

Pyrmont Street gas leak.

Workers have hit a gas line and there are road closures in place.

Anyway, I suppose just you get it when you get it would be the thing.

But at the moment, it's a very nice morning here in beautiful downtown Pyrmont.

It's six past seven, 13, 12, 69.

Russell's here for us.