UPROAR IN A BOOTH
WILD SCENE IN MELBOURNE
MELBOURNE, March 7,
Tables and chairs were overturned and a ballot box arid official documents scattered on the floor when several hundred persons yelled and jostled in; a wild scene in a referendum polling booth "in the industrial suburb of Collingwood, Melbourne, on Saturday night. The scene followed the actions of a number of men under the influence of liquor. The presiding official was unable ta cope witti a rush of electors, and, became exhausted. The crowd surged forward and upset ' the table. A general uproar followed, including many fights.
The returning officer, after a fierce struggle, regained the ballot box, an 4 polling subsequently proceeded.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 56, 8 March 1937, Page 9
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114UPROAR IN A BOOTH Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 56, 8 March 1937, Page 9
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