THE MELBA SEASON.
RIOTS AT THE ROOKING OFFICE. Bjr Gable—Press Association—(Copyright Received 23, ,11:35 p.m. Sydney, October 23. Over four thousand people struggled and fought madly at the opening of the booking office for family tickets for the circle to hear Mamadc Melba. Only eight hundred tickets were available, and many who waited from three o'clock in the morning were then disappointed. The crush amounted almost to a riot, and the police were - unable to control the crowd until reinforced.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 105, 24 October 1911, Page 5
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80THE MELBA SEASON. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 105, 24 October 1911, Page 5
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