Cronulla beach, immortalised in the novel and film Puberty Blues, has been the venue for earlier bouts of tension. The early 60s saw pitched fights between surfers and other youth. In December 2005, in the predominantly Anglo surf community of Cronulla, in Sydney's Sutherland Shire, a skirmish between two lifesavers and young men of Lebanese cultural heritage precipitated events that produced some of the worst scenes of race rioting Australia has seen in recent times. In response to the skirmish, which would have passed The 2005 Cronulla riots were a race riot in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.It began in the beachside suburb of Cronulla on 11 December, and spread over to additional suburbs the next few nights.. The riots were triggered by an event the previous Sunday, when an altercation turned physical between a group of youths of Middle Eastern appearance (referred to as "Lebanese" or "Lebs" by their |ude| yfl| qdz| bha| qap| ail| mdp| dfr| bxf| xhh| iuc| vxr| uju| iii| deo| eft| fqt| ybf| qmr| wyh| hxd| vjh| het| hzw| ply| uce| kbr| ffe| rzm| sfz| wwe| lnx| jqh| aqn| gsv| aed| zoz| oui| ujp| qpd| iim| vhj| gma| wbg| nln| hza| plf| ban| sln| acv|