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STUDENTS & POLICE IN WILD MELEE
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1885 - 1954) Saturday 26 July 1947, page 1
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Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1885 - 1954) Saturday 26 July 1947, page 1
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| 2012-05-01 19:44:09.0 | user:public:johnfox | one of Sydney's worst riots, this afternoon, when univer Warned In advance of the demon about 40 University students, includ in control of the Kcnibla building be Shortly befoi-c 3 p.m., several students carrying banners condemn Tho students held a meeting In TVynward Park which wan addressed Consulate, and the police who at For several minutos ulgy scenes I were witnessed as the students j odged on by Irresponsible* in the crowd, recklessly grappled will) students receiving support from sym had Fathered, a police wireless broad cast called every car in the metropoli Women Joined in the fray, scream From the olevenlh floor of the Kembla building at tile height of the frav, members of the Consulate staff threw buckets of water into the strug As the 'rioters were overpowered by move on, including one attrac In the middle of the street, were tho area by Ule police. crowd and parliallv cleared the street. the Consulate and the arrested stu » Many of the crowd then moved to Wynward Park whnre they were Eureka Youth League. Hal Alexander. The police cordoned off . the area, '6ourabaya Sue.' was present at the meeting, although she did not ad for 'peace'-. A member of tho Labour Club, who had spoken nt Wynward Park, drag nothing against the Dutch— in Hol he was seized bv two plain clothes afterwards head locked by a policeman escorted Into the Kembla building. | one of Sydney's worst riots, this afternoon, when univer- Warned in advance of the demon- about 40 University students, includ- in control of the Kembla building be- Shortly before 3 p.m., several students carrying banners condemn- The students held a meeting in Wynward Park which was addressed Consulate, and the police who at- For several minutos ulgy scenes were witnessed as the students edged on by irresponsibles in the crowd, recklessly grappled with students receiving support from sym- had gathered, a police wireless broad- cast called every car in the metropoli- Women joined in the fray, scream- From the elevenlh floor of the Kembla building at the height of the fray, members of the Consulate staff threw buckets of water into the strug- As the rioters were overpowered by move on, including one attrac- in the middle of the street, were the area by the police. crowd and partially cleared the street. the Consulate and the arrested stu- Many of the crowd then moved to Wynward Park where they were Eureka Youth League, Hal Alexander. The police cordoned off the area, 'Sourabaya Sue.' was present at the meeting, although she did not ad- for 'peace'). A member of the Labour Club, who had spoken at Wynward Park, drag- nothing against the Dutch— in Hol- he was seized by two plain clothes afterwards headlocked by a policeman escorted into the Kembla building. |