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Stop the Tour': Patu squad is a well organised, well drilled phalanx of anti-Tour protestors with a game plan
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of a crowd of anti-Springbok tour protesters standing on Onslow Road. The protesters are holding hand-made wooden shields reading "stop the tour". On the side of the road, a line of police officers stand watching.
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- Title: Stop the Tour': Patu squad is a well organised, well drilled phalanx of anti-Tour protestors with a game plan
- 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: Protest movements--New Zealand--Auckland, Rugby football--Political aspects--South Africa, Rugby football--Political aspects--New Zealand, Protest movements., Racism in sports
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Patu phalanx formation. Looking along Onslow Rd towards Kowhai St and bin blockade, 23 Onslow Rd at far RHS. Patu group formed up phalanx-like, appearing to be well organized, well drilled and with a game plan. On several occasions (seemingly to a pre-arranged timetable) the Patu phalanx tore down Onslow Rd directly at the bin barricade and the Red Squad cordon. However they would come to an abrupt halt within a few feet of the Red Squad officers and eyeball them for perhaps 5 minutes. Then the Patu phalanx would spin 180 degrees while remaining in formation and trot back up Onslow Rd to their previous position, then spin 180 degrees and face back towards the bin barricade again. A very prepared and disciplined performance.
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