Anatomy of an 'eviction riot' in Sydney during the Great Depression

The article presents information on the "Battle of Bankstown," an eviction riot in Sydney, New South Wales on June 17, 1931, during the Great Depression. Commentary is given noting how the clash was regarded as the most serious and the most significant domestic conflict in Sydney with the Communist Party. Details are provided outlining the negative conditions the housing market had during the economic crisis and how the Party staged demonstrations against the waves of evictions being carried out through the Unemployed Workers Movement. The events surrounding a particularly barricaded home in Bankstown and the riots surrounding it are given in-depth.