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Chased by the Red Squad anti-Tour protestors run back up Onslow towards Dominion Rd. There they turn to face and resist the police charge. The police charge is forced to retreat
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of police officers and anti-Springbok tour protesters standing on Onslow Road during the protests.
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- Title: Chased by the Red Squad anti-Tour protestors run back up Onslow towards Dominion Rd. There they turn to face and resist the police charge. The police charge is forced to retreat
- Creator: John Mercer
- Creator Lifespan: b. 1949
- Creator Nationality: New Zealander
- Creator Birth Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Date Created: September 12, 1981
- Location: Mount Eden (Auckland, N.Z.)
- Physical Dimensions: 35 mm frame
- Subject Keywords: New Zealand Police, Protest movements., Mount Eden (Auckland, N.Z.), Anti-apartheid movements--New Zealand, Springboks (Rugby team)
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Protestors run back up Onslow towards Dominion Rd and turn to face the police lines which is forced to retreat. At centre right is a photographer, at the intersection of Cromwell St – lower right corner – is a police officer and partly obscured behind him is a police dog.
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