Abstract
The Bankstown anti-eviction 'riot' of 17 June 1931 poses a problem for both law and history. An examination of the event may not solve the problem of what actually occurred. However, it will demonstrate that a riot did not occur and that the police behaviour was hardly exemplary. The law ensured that the accused were arrested, tried and sentenced to prison terms. Were their only crimes being propertyless and resisting homelessness? Their place in Australian history is reduced to a footnote. But what did they do? Why were they punished?
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Australia and Zealand Law and History E-Journal |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
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