Report On Unrest
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) MELBOURNE, July 7. The Victorian Chief Secretary, Sir Arthur Rylah, has asked police to collate details of recent unruly and violent student and anti-war protest demonstrations to determine factors they have in common. His request is in the wake of last Thursday night’s demonstration outside the United States consulate in Melbourne, described by police as the wildest the city had ever experienced. About 2000, raucous-voiced, banner - waving, slogancarrying demonstrators fought a tough running battle with police on that occasion, during which all the windows in the consulate were broken, 35 people injured and more than 50 arrested.
On the same night, police in Sydney were involved in a melee with students, youths and girls and ejected about 100 anti-conscription demonstrators from the local headquarters of Australia’s ruling Liberal Party.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31725, 8 July 1968, Page 11
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