Riot in New South Wales.

Manawatu Herald, 31 March 1903, Page 2

Riot in New South Wales.

The Rev. Dr Dill Macky addressed a large meeting at Wyaloug, about 330 miles west of Sydney, for the purpose of forming a branch of the Protestant Defence Association. The audience was thrown into confusion by the sudden report of firearms, followed by a fusillade of stones and glass bottles on the roof. A mob gathered outside, and attempted to enter the hall. A panic seemed inevitable, but those near the doors barricaded them. The police outside were powerless to quell the disturbance. Eventually a Police Magistrate arrived, and read the Riot Act. A stone came through one of the windows, and struck a man severely After the reading of the Act a number of arrests were made. The walls outside wore marked with revolver shots. One man, named Gray, had an eye gouged out .after he left the meeting, and. is in a critical condition. . Four men have been fined for rioting.