What the records say
- When
- 25 Feb 2005
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 33.99° S, 150.89° E
- Description
- riot in southwestern Sydney
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2005 Macquarie Fields riots
Event in south-west Sydney, Australia
The 2005 Macquarie Fields riots were a series of disturbances in south-west Sydney which occurred from 25 February 2005-1 March 2005. The Macquarie Fields riots were referred to as a riot by both the Parliament of New South Wales and the media.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Parts of the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields erupt into rioting following the death of a 19-year-old in a police pursuit”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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