RIOT IN SYDNEY.
SOLDIERS AND THE PREMIER. -, ATTEMPT TO RUSH HOTEL. POLICE CHARGE WITH BATONS. By Telegraph.—Press Asan.—Copyright. Received Nov. 8, 12.5 a.m. Sydney, Nov. 7. After elaborating the Nationalist policy at the Town Hall, Mr W. M. Hughes, (the Commonwealth Premier), retired to his hotel: A crowd of "Diggers" assembled at the hotel, apparently with the object of demanding a cash gratuity. When Mr Hughes refused to appear, the mob attempted to burst open the doors of the hotel. A melee ensued, in which the police were stoned. One constable was injured, and was conveyed to hospital. The police then charged with batons, and dispersed the crowd_ —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19191108.2.35
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1919, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
113RIOT IN SYDNEY. Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1919, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in