Furphy November-Dec 2019 Edition

"They kept the pubs and the liquor stores closed during that period, so things didn't really get out
of hand."
News of the signing of the armistice lead to wild celebrations in Sydney's Martin Place.
It was a different story in Melbourne, where the exuberant crowds could not be contained.
"The news was received and church bells began to ring out along with factory hooters," Mr Ekins
said.
"The crowds ran wildly out of control in the city. They derailed tram cars and crashed one through
the front window of an office building”.
"A lot of people [were] breaking into barricaded stores and stealing fireworks”. "There was even an
appeal for people not to explode fireworks in the interests of invalided soldiers, and particularly
those suffering shell shock."
Theatre performances stopped in Adelaide
In Adelaide, people had been gathered outside newspaper and post offices waiting for news since
the early evening of November 11. Pauline Cockrill from the History Trust of South Australia said it
was around 7:30pm when the first newspaper reported the fighting had stopped.
"By 10:30 that night, the whole of Adelaide's streets were milling with people just waiting for the
news to be announced," she said.
"The premier gave an unofficial announcement outside Parliament House”.
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