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The Redfern riot occurred on February 14, 2004 in Redfern sparked by the death of Thomas 'TJ' Hickey, a 17 year old Australian Aborigine. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Redfern railway station Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ...

The teenager, riding home on his bicycle from his girlfriend's house, was allegedly chased by a police vehicle having been suspected of conducting a bag snatch and subsequently impaled on a fence. Woodblock print of Vlad III Dracula attending a mass impalement. ...

Members of his family were then reported to have started grieving for the child around Eveleigh Street, outside Redfern train station with a crowd gathering commiserating with the family. Fliers were distributed blaming police for the death. The police closed the Eveleigh Street entrance to the station but youths in the crowd had turned violent and began to throw bricks and bottles. This violence then escalated into a full-scale riot around The Block and into Darlington, lasting all night. 40 police officers were injured. Riots in Newark, New Jersey Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence. ... The Block is a colloquial but universally applied name given to an block of housing (now largely demolished) in Sydney, Australia, given to the Aboriginal Housing Corporation as an experiment in Aboriginal-managed housing. ... A typical back lane in Darlington Darlington is a small suburb in southern inner Sydney, Australia. ...

The police denied that they were present and a subsequent inquest found that they were following Hickey, but that this had not caused the accident.

A memorial service was held on February 19, 2004, in Redfern, and in Walgett, New South Wales (Hickey's hometown), on February 22, 2004. Jump to: navigation, search February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Later that year, on 26 November, riots broke out on Palm Island, off the Queensland coast, after the death of a 36 year old Aboriginal man in police custody. Palm Island (postcode: 4816, 18°42′ S 146°33′ E) is 65 km north-east of Townsville, Queensland on the east coast of Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...

The riots have sparked fresh debate into the welfare of Australian Aborigines and the response of the police to those living in the Redfern area. Redfern police have however called for greater police numbers to quash what was called "civil disobedience", which may further inflame Aboriginal leaders. ...

See also

• Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1987-1991) investigated allegations of murder of Australian Aboriginals in prison. ...

External links

• Redfern riots special (Sydney Morning Herald) - several stories surrounding the riots and its consequences.