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S1.E5: Rant, Roar and Riot

Robert Hiscock
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Season 1, Episode 5

Time: 5:43

Rant, Roar and Riot

Colonial Building Riot, Wikimedia Commons/PANL, Public Domain.

On April 5th, 1932 an angry mob descended on the Colonial Building in St. John’s, NL.

They demanded to see the Prime Minister, Sir Richard Squires.

When they weren’t given an immediate audience, it did not go well and made headlines around the world:

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HERE: Rant, Roar and Riot… Like True Newfoundlanders

Colonial Building, St. John’s, NL


Sources & Further Reading

  1. Book: The Story of the Colonial Building (PDF)

  2. Heritage NL: Riot of April 5, 1932: Civil Unrest

  3. Time Magazine, June 27, 1932: Squires & Lady Unseated