Billy Hughes egg-throwing incident
| Egg Throwing Incident | |
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"Who Threw That Egg?", a 1917 cartoon making reference to the incident. | |
| Date | 29 November 1917 |
| Location | Warwick, Queensland |
| Caused by | Conscription |
| Methods | Egging; Civil disobedience |
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On 29 November 1917, an egg was thrown at the Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes at the Warwick railway station, Queensland, during his campaign for the 1917 plebiscite on conscription. The egg was thrown by Patrick Michael Brosnan, possibly assisted by his brother Bartie Brosnan.