Riot fear casts grim shadow over Australia Day

The memory of race rioting cast a shadow over Australia Day celebrations today as hundreds of extra police patrolled beaches to prevent possible fresh flare-ups.

Riot fear casts grim shadow over Australia Day

The memory of race rioting cast a shadow over Australia Day celebrations today as hundreds of extra police patrolled beaches to prevent possible fresh flare-ups.

The Australia Day holiday, which commemorates the arrival in 1788 of the first British settlers in what is now Sydney Harbour, was marked by parties and ceremonies at which hundreds of immigrants were granted Australian citizenship.

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