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: Wellinqton, Saturday. Thoß.s. Murray with non-Unionj i crew arrived from Nelson this moripy I in Sv v. ' f ! SERIOUS RIOT IN SYDNEY.' J MOUNTED POLICE OHAR& I SEVERAL MEN INJURED. '' J A GRAVE SITUATION. 0 [By Telegram,] r , -fUfiite i a-Ms ? s^!&tion.) 'i : SydSev, September 19.
The removal of. the wool from Darling Harbour to.tho .wool stores letEj to uproarijgLscerijs this morning/' Several trdlßra loaded with wool, and guarded by a force of ; mounted constables, wore surrounded by fully '3OOO strikers, Stonesj web freely; ÜBed,( and;a'nura-b'efibf-Wndowa - in?M md\ki shops in George-street w,ere smashed.
While attempting to make an arrest of one of tho rioters, ut pieje of blue road metal was thrown at a T^e^fmljfile missed • mark and of tho ■ Union a torrible blow on the head. Tho man was so seriously injured that his removal to the Hospital was considered advisable.
The news of the row ( rapidly spread and consequently the crowd increased at every moment., On reaching had become so seriouß the Riot Aot was read and the mounted police charged - the mob. A scene of-the wildest confusion ensued, and one or. two men wore dajßoJuto tUo mns"Wli -rrotefottunitely Hresnetj[i'i (\ ppeoial? * constables poured in fronl all paV&'of the city, and eventually the strikers were driven buck and the wool unloaded. There-were numberless broken hejty and several of' I ™''police received nastycutsjand.bruises, ■■ Tho wool trollies", against whioh the demonstration was mado to-day, were .being driven by several prominent wool merchants, who had adopted this course of earrying on their business owing to the carters having gone out on strike.
It is estimated that there too fully 10,000 people,on Circular quqjT during tho height of the disturbance. Seven arrests hayo bow mado for.
breaches of tho peace. Thero is a great excitement througout the city, and a feeling of uneasiness prevails, .
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3619, 20 September 1890, Page 2
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303VERY LATEST. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3619, 20 September 1890, Page 2
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