Attack on the Gipsies

The attack on the gipsies occurred in Redan in March 1908, when the local larrikins pelted their camp with stones.

The details
From the Melbourne Age: "GIPSY CAMP AT BALLARAT. ATTACKED BY LARRIKINS. BALLARAT, Monday. At a late hour on Sunday night a number of larrikins bombarded with stones the gipsy camp in Pleasant-street, South Redan. The occupants of the camp were at the time engaged in Sunday devotions, and on hearing the fusilade the men of the party pursued the larrikins. It is said that shots were fired by the gipsies, but in quiries by the police have failed to substantiate the statement. The police, however, have obtained the names of several of the ringleaders among the larrikins. The gipsy camp, which includes horses, waggons and other rolling stock, is being daily visited by scores of citizens. The callers at the camp also included children anxious to see the nomads, of whom they had read in their story books."