POLICE CHARGE MOB
SYDNEY SUBURB FRACAS ARRESTS AND CASUALTIES (Received October '29. 12.45 a.m.) SYDNEY. Oct. 23 Without any preliminary warning a squad of about 50 policemen with batons drawn charged a crowd of 500 unemployed outs:.do the Glebe Town Hall last night, and in five minutes broke up a meeting called to protest against the dole questionnaire. Numbers of men were felled with batons and fists. Five men and two women were arrested, and three people were taken to hospital. Before the charge by the police several constables, who were on duty at the meeting, were attacked by the mob and struck with fists. Another demonstration bv unemployed took place to night at Glebe against the dole questionnaire. Many fiery speeches were made, l.ut the presence of a large body of police had a retraining influence and there was no disorder.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21326, 29 October 1932, Page 9
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