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Alert and watchful senior police officers monitor and assess the developing interplay between police, protestors and rugby fans wanting to get to Eden Park
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of a crowd of rugby goers on their way to Eden Park during the anti-Springbok tour protest. Several police officers are watching and escorting the crowd at the intersection of Shaw Street and Royal Terrace. Mount Eden is visible in the background.
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- Title: Alert and watchful senior police officers monitor and assess the developing interplay between police, protestors and rugby fans wanting to get to Eden Park
- Creator: John Mercer
- Creator Lifespan: b. 1949
- Creator Nationality: New Zealander
- Creator Birth Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Date Created: September 12, 1981
- Location: Sandringham (Auckland, N.Z.)
- Physical Dimensions: 35 mm frame
- Subject Keywords: Mount Eden (Auckland, N.Z.), Springboks (Rugby team), Racism in sports, Anti-apartheid movements--New Zealand, Rugby football - Political aspects
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Bin blockade. Rugby fans heading towards Eden Park through bin blockade manned by police. Showing tickets to pass thru.
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