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John Minto addresses protesters from the back of a truck
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of political activist, John Minto and two other men on a stage. Minto is holding a microphone and delivering a speech to anti-Springbok tour protesters. Minto has newspaper taped around his forearms for protection.
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- Title: John Minto addresses protesters from the back of a truck
- 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 Albert (Auckland, N.Z.)
- Physical Dimensions: 35 mm frame
- Subject Keywords: Springbok Tour (1981 : New Zealand), Rugby football - Political aspects, Discrimination in sports, Anti-apartheid movements--New Zealand, Protest movements--New Zealand--Auckland
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: John Minto (1953-);Notes provided by John Mercer June-July 2021: Speeches and directions from the back of a truck. John Minto at left with microphone. Andrew Byers (I think) at right. John Minto addresses the assembled anti Tour protestors. There was a good contingent of people from Hamilton and the Waikato. I continued to document the day, place, people and events as they unfolded/passed in front of my lens. So most of the next 2.5 films – 74-ish frames – that is what can be seen. Plenty of ‘stand back and shoot everything' along with a few closer studies. On one level not much was going on – a lot of standing around, listening, gathering and re-gathering. There is a lot of detail (some boring/some not boring) that can be picked out and pored over – faces, signs, individuals, odd movements and some odd characters. And as I was able to see later from my images, particularly around Marlborough St/Walters Road/Onslow Road, Patu Squad had a strong Hamilton representation who included friends, neighbours and even our flatmate/boarder. Only after the day viewing proof sheets and test prints that realisation dawned that I had photographed people well known to me without recognising them in the turmoil and heat of the actions of the day.
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