In Depth

Star Hotel Riot: The moment the Star erupted in violence

By Greg Ray
Updated September 17 2019 - 11:05am, first published September 16 2019 - 7:00am
LONG ARM OF THE LAW: Police drag a reveller away during the riot.
LONG ARM OF THE LAW: Police drag a reveller away during the riot.

AT 22, Mark Johnson was typical of the thousands of Novocastrians who found themselves at the Star Hotel's fateful send-off.

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