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The two seriously injured anti-Tour protest clowns are loaded into the waiting ambulance, the moment recorded by several members of the Press

John MercerSeptember 12, 1981

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand

Black and white photograph of a first aider lifting a stretcher into an ambulance on Dominion Road. On the stretcher is an injured anti-Springbok tour protester.

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  • Title: The two seriously injured anti-Tour protest clowns are loaded into the waiting ambulance, the moment recorded by several members of the Press
  • 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: Rugby football - Political aspects, Protest movements--New Zealand--Auckland, New Zealand Police--History, Eden Park (Auckland, N.Z. : Stadium), New Zealand Police
  • Type: Negative
  • Rights: All rights reserved
  • External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
  • Support: Polyester
  • Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
  • Process: Gelatin silver
  • Notes: Inscribed on print verso: BC9-82 Dominion Rd looking to cnr Onslow. Clowns being put into Ambulance. I look to my right. The second clown is loaded into the waiting ambulance, the moment recorded by several members of the Press. Beyond the ambulance are a station wagon and the bus seen in the previous frame and beyond is the police cordon at the top of Onslow Rd.
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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