hoses to disperse the crowd. Total damages included a torched car and 40 injured police officers. Post-riot A memorial service was held on 19 February 2004 in Redfern, and in Walgett, New South Wales (Hickey's hometown), on 22 February 2004. In 2005, the University of Technology Sydney's students' association donated a plaque with TJ's portrait, with an inscription that read: "On the 14th February, 2004, TJ Hickey, aged 17, was impaled upon the metal fence above, arising from a police pursuit. The young man died as a result of his wounds the next day. In our hearts you will stay TJ." Local police, the NSW government and the Department of Housing have refused to allow the plaque to be placed on the wall below the fence where Hickey was impaled unless the words "police pursuit" were changed to "tragic accident", which the family has refused to do. In 2007, the New South Wales Police were fined $100,000 after the NSW Industrial Relations Commission found it had failed to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of its employees under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Legacy The 2013 film Around the Block focuses partly on the riots. See also 2005 Cronulla riots 2004 Palm Island death in custody (riot) 2004 in Australia Aboriginal deaths in custody References External links Redfern riots special (Sydney Morning Herald) – several stories surrounding the riots and its consequences. 2004 in Australia History of New South Wales Law enforcement in New South Wales 2004 riots Indigenous Australians in New South Wales Indigenous Australian politics 2000s in Sydney February 2004 events in Australia Redfern riots Race riots in Australia Riots and civil disorder in New South Wales