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News of the day: watching how the day unfolded according to the mainstream media – a day of many events, incidents and full on action
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of a television screen displaying the news on 12 September 1981. On the screen is a scene from the anti-Springbok tour protests, showing a line of police officers holding batons and protesters holding shields and wearing protective helmets. The television screen reads "NEWS".
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- Title: News of the day: watching how the day unfolded according to the mainstream media – a day of many events, incidents and full on action
- 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: Television--New Zealand, Rugby football - Political aspects, Springbok Tour (1981 : New Zealand), New Zealand Police, Eden Park (Auckland, N.Z. : Stadium)
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Notes provided by John Mercer June-July 2021: Having reached a safe haven debriefing and refreshments were the order of the day. We settled in to watch how the days events unfolded according to the mainstream media. It became clear that the day had seen many events, incidents and full on action – not just in the Marlborough St/Onslow Road/Dominion Road area. I began to attempt to capture some of the images that rolled across the screen.
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