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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial - Antique & Historical
• Sale Date:
  03 Jun 2014 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  166
• Lot Description:
  THE ARGUS: Emergency single page edition 2am November 4th 1923 "RIOTS IN THE CITY.
  Unprecedented scenes. Window-Smashing & Looting. APPEAL BY THE MINISTRY". Framed & window mounted.
  Width 11cm, height 62cm
• Notes:
  A fascinating glimpse into the the Melbourne riots that followed as a result of a Victorian police strike. The riots that ensued left 3 dead with a large portion of the city centre smashed & looted & trams overturned. 500 mainly ex-servicemen where sworn in under the direction of Sir John Monash & issued batons to break up the rioting which went for 2 nights.
• Estimate:
  A$1,200 - 2,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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