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 wa
"Who Threw That Egg?", a 1917 cartoon making reference to the incident.
Information board about the incident, 2015
Portrait of W. M. Hughes
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Egging is the act of throwing eggs at people or property. The eggs are usually raw, but can be hard-boiled or rotten.
Billy Hughes egg-throwing incident
…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…
Czech politicians Jiří Paroubek (left) and Karel Březina were attacked with eggs at a rally for the 2009 European parliament election in the Czech Republic
Hong Kong protesters egging a photo of Xi Jinping