The Argus: Emergency single page edition 2am November 4th 1923 'Riots in the City. Unprecedented scenes. Window-Smashing & Looting. Appeal By the Ministry'. A fascinating glimpse into the the Melbourne riots that followed as a result of a Victorian police strike. The riots that ensued left 3 dead with a large portion of the city centre smashed & looted & trams overturned. 500 mainly ex-servicemen where sworn in under the direction of Sir John Monash & issued batons to break up the rioting which went for 2 nights. Framed & window mounted. Width 4.33 in., height 24.41 in.
- Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 – 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910.
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