PATRIOTISM AT BROKEN HILL
ANTI-DEFENCE MEETING ENDS IN FREE FIGHT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright SYDNEY, March 15. A meeting in the Broken Hill Town Hall, called by a Socialist group to protest against the fostering of the military spirit led to a strong counter demonstration, ending in a free fight, and necessitating the interference of the police. The voices of the speakers were drowned by the singing of patriotic songs. . The furniture and fittings. of the hall suffered considerably during the rough-and-tumble. ' - ' '. AVhen order was restored the counter-demonstrators carried a resolution favouring the defence movement for citizen soldiers.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7078, 16 March 1910, Page 7
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