RIOT IN AUSTRALIA
WHOLESALE WINDOW SMASHING. . Melbourne, Sept. 21. - Led by half-a-dozen girls, a mob of. men and 'Women marched through the' streets smashing shop windows on their way to the Federal House, as a protest at the Government's failure to prohibit the export of foodstuffs. When the House was reached it was found to be strongly guarded by mounted and foot police who repeatedly charged the mob. A few rioters forced an entrance but were beaten back by police, who had been concealed in the vaults. The damage to windows is estimated at £SOOO. 'Several arrests were made.
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1917, Page 2
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99RIOT IN AUSTRALIA Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1917, Page 2
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