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Rugby fans heading towards Eden Park through bin blockade manned by police show tickets to pass through
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 standing around a large skip bin full of empty beer cans at the intersection of Shaw Street and Royal Terrace. Mount Eden is visible in the background.
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- Title: Rugby fans heading towards Eden Park through bin blockade manned by police show tickets to pass through
- 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: Racism in sports, Rugby football--Political aspects--South Africa, Eden Park (Auckland, N.Z. : Stadium), Rugby football--Political aspects--New Zealand, Mount Eden (Auckland, N.Z.)
- 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. Looking towards Royal Terrace.
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