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Protesters gather under the Hamilton banner at Fowlds Park
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of a tightly packed crowd of anti-Springbok tour protesters assembling before the march. Protesters are holding a large banner reading "Hamilton", one protester is holding a wooden cross.
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- Title: Protesters gather under the Hamilton banner at Fowlds 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: Mount Albert (Auckland, N.Z.)
- Physical Dimensions: 35 mm frame
- Subject Keywords: Protest movements--New Zealand--Auckland, Anti-apartheid activists, Discrimination in sports, Anti-apartheid movements--New Zealand, Racism
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Note provided by John Mercer June-July 2021:;"There was a good contingent of people from Hamilton and the Waikato who had travelled to Auckland to protest the Tour, the 3rd Test and apartheid. 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, including 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.";"NB: frames #64-#72 and #80 & #82 of Film #8 (38B-23A)"
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