http://libcom.org/tags/sydney The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://libcom.org/history/1851-the-sydney-sailors-riot <p>On Sunday August 23rd 1851 a hard fought riot broke out in Sydney. Whilst such disturbances were common place at the time this particular riot is interesting in that it was sparked by the arrest of a sailor for wearing women's clothing, was led by military men and involved attacks on a number of police watch-houses.</p> <p><a href="http://libcom.org/history/1851-the-sydney-sailors-riot">read more</a></p> http://libcom.org/history/1851-the-sydney-sailors-riot#comments Oceania Australia 1800s riots Sydney -33.879537 151.240539 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:28:29 +0000 Ed 9742 at http://libcom.org