Civil disturbances in Western Australia
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This is a list of '''civil disturbances in [[Western Australia]]'''. Some of the disturbances in this list are considered to be [[race riot]]s, [[prison riot]]s, and religious conflicts - often [[Protestant]] versus [[Catholic]] groups.
The earliest civil disturbances were actions by the local indigenous population dealing with European settlers.
[[Demonstration (people)|Demonstrations]] and [[Protests]] are linked to a range of issues over time.
In the convict era, there were [[collective action]]s by convicts. Organised labour had to deal with issues on the Goldfields in the 1890's and 1900's with demonstrations and protest actions, while in Perth these occurred in the 1960's and 1970's over war and race issues.
There are some incidents in the 19th century where the causes are less clear. A restricted press and limited means of some groups to gain avenues to express their grievances in a dominated society, means that some disturbances were suppressed literally and disguised in the public record.
In some cases some smaller disturbances (alcohol related fights) in the Goldfields ([[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]], [[Boulder, Western Australia|Boulder]] and [[Coolgardie, Western Australia|Coolgardie]] for instance) would not be considered full scale riots, but nonetheless the charges found either in newspaper or police records would suggest a significance beyond a simple incidence of drunken behaviour.
Incidents within strikes or labour related issues tend to be under-reported also.
== Incidents ==
Many of these events/incidents are difficult to find from direct references, and require diligent examination of sources. Some are unlikely to show up in newspaper reports at all. In some cases incidents need checking and more accurate dating.
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* 1834 - [[Race riots]] against Laska's - [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] (Portuguese creole sailors)
* 1840's (early) - Riot against American Whalers - Albany
* 1850 - Assaults against Chinese - Fremantle
* 1850 - Drunken Street Brawl - Perth
* 1852 - Convicts overpower Guards - York
* 1853 - Convicts on 'Phoebe Dunbar' - aggravated disturbance while at anchor.
* 1854 - Convicts revolt over food - Bunbury
* 1854 - Irish riot over religious issue - Fremantle Prison
* 1861 - Pensioner Guards vs Ticket of Leave Convicts - Perth
* 1894 - Riot at Mallina over Goldfield Warden Decision - Goldfields
* 1897 - Riot after Catholics attacked Protestants during [[Orange Walk|12th July parade]] - Coolgardie
* 1898 - Riot in September on leases - Kalgoorlie
* 1899 - Riot on Wharf during Lumper Strike - Fremantle
* 1899 - Riot in September on leases over alluvial regulations made by '10 ft Ned' Wittenoom - Kalgoorlie
* 1901 - Conflict between Catholics and Protestants - Kalgoorlie
* 1901 - Anti-Protestant conflict on 12th July - Boulder [[Orange Walk|12th July parade]]
* 1902 - Riots on 12th July - Boulder [[Orange Walk|12th July parade]]
* 1905 - [[Race riots]] - between Chinese, Japanese, Malay - Broome
* 1905-10? - [[Race riots]] Anti-Italian riots - Gwalia and Leonora
* 1910 - Tramway Strike riots - Perth and East Perth
* 1914 - [[Race riots]] - between Japanese, Malay - Broome
* 1915 - [[Race riots]] - anti-German riot - Fremantle
* 1917 - Anti-Conscription riot - Cue
* 1917 - [[Race riots]] - anti-Greek - Perth (William Street)
* 1919 - Strike riot - Fremantle
* 1919 - [[Race riots]] - anti-Slav riot - Fremantle
* 1920 - [[Race riots]] - Japanese vs Malay and returned servicemen - Broome
* 1923 - Hotel Workers Strike incidents - Perth
* 1924/6 - Seamen's Strike - Fremantle
* 1929 - Mutiny at Fremantle Prison over shaving - Fremantle
* 1932 - 'Treasury Building' incident - Perth
* 1934 - Anti-Italian/Slav riot - Kalgoorlie *
* 1940/45 - American/Australian Servicemen incidents - various locations *
* 1946 - Pilbara Pastoral Strike meetings in Perth - broken up
* 1947-55 - 'Cold War Violence' - incidents between CPA, and opponents and police - various locations
* 1957 - Dock strike scuffles and incidents - Fremantle
* 1967+ - [[Demonstration (people)|Demonstration]] Anti Vietnam war events until 1970's - various locations
* 1971 - [[Demonstration (people)|Demonstration]] Anti Apartheid/Springbok Tour incidents- various locations
* 1974+ - [[Demonstration (people)|Demonstration]] "54b of Police Act" incidents - various locations
* 1988 - [[Fremantle prison riot]] and Fire - Fremantle
== See also ==
* [[Race riot]]
* [[Riots]]
* [[Civil disorder]]
* [[Demonstration (people)|Demonstration]]
* [[List of riots]]
* [[Prison riot]]
* [[Crime in Western Australia]]
* [[Crime in Australia]]
==References==
*{{citebook|title=Irish Convict Lives|author=Bob Reece|year=1993|publisher=Crossing Press|id=ISBN 0646150138}}
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[[Category:History of Western Australia]]
[[Category:Crime in Western Australia]]
[[Category:Riots in Australia]]