# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Erskineville's Road Wars: 40th anniversary celebration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 26 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: Forty years ago, Erskineville residents rose up to defend their narrow streets from an automotive invasion, and won.

From the early 1970’s, inner city residents had been suffering from excessive through traffic. In the decade up to 1984, 41 pedestrians were injured or killed in Erskineville.

After traffic studies and consultation, a number of Erskineville streets were closed in 1984.

Then suddenly on Christmas Eve 1985, road barriers in 11 streets in Erskineville, Alexandria, Newtown and Redfern were ordered to be removed by the NSW Government. Within a few hours residents set up their own blockades and started planning further action. A “six day war” began where police and council workers repeatedly removed the barriers and residents re-erected them.

Today, streets such as Union, Rochford, Angel and others in surrounding suburbs are quieter and safer thanks to the campaigners efforts.

On the 40th anniversary, we look back on the history of those events and thank those who took part. A presentation with rare news footage will be shown and we will hear from two of the campaign leaders, Toni Joyce and Jean Rice.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alexandria/erskinevilles-road-wars-40th-anniversary-celebration/200028458100345
- **Event Categories**: christmas
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 172

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Alexandria
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Erskineville Town Hall
- **lat**: -33.899504955047
- **long**: 151.18383010997
- **full address**: Erskineville Town Hall, 104 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville NSW 2043, Australia, Alexandria

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Erskineville's Road Wars: 40th anniversary celebration being held?
  - **A:** Erskineville's Road Wars: 40th anniversary celebration takes place on Wed, 26 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 am to Wed, 26 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 am at Erskineville Town Hall, 104 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville NSW 2043, Australia, Alexandria.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Erskineville's Road Wars: 40th anniversary celebration?
  - **A:** Erskineville's Road Wars: 40th anniversary celebration is organized by Friends of Erskineville.

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