RIOT IN SYDNEY.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. PREMIER ENTHUSIASTICALLY GREETED. iCXITED PKESd ASSOCIATION —B7 ELECTRIC TELEOBAFH -- COPYRIGHT.) (Received November 25th, 9.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 25. The formal opening of the State Parliament was the occasion of unprecedented enthusiasm. There were crowded galleries, the occupants of which rose and cheered the Premier (Mr J. T. Lang), the police having to restore order and decorum. The new members were sworn in and Mr F. M. Burk was elected Speaker. The' House adjourned till to-morrow for the official opening by the Governor.
The occasion was marked by rioting in the streets, when there were ugly encounters between Communists, militant unionists and a large force ot police. Twelve arrests were made. Three were injured, including a constable.
MARCH ON PARLIAMENT ATTEMPTED. POLICE SCATTER PROCESSION. (Received November 25th, 9.40 p.m.) SYDNEY. November 25. Carrying red flags and banners, a procession of two hundred men and women attempted a march on Parliament House. The nolice stopped them They seized their banners and tore them from the sticks. A scene resembling pandemonium followed Sticks crashed on the heads of policemen to the accompaniment of insults and threats. The nolice had to draw their batons. They scattered the mob and bundled the ringleaders into the patrol waggon Several women were among those arrested. A small deputation of unemployed afterwards waited on the Premiei and urged him to provide work for the thousands who were on the verge of starvation.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20095, 26 November 1930, Page 11
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240RIOT IN SYDNEY. Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20095, 26 November 1930, Page 11
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