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Trapped against a low wall a group of anti-Tour protestors are repeatedly batoned by Red Squad officers
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of riot police officers confronting a group of anti-Springbok tour protesters standing in the front yard of 10 Marlborough Street. One protester is standing on a brick wall holding a camera in the face of a police officer.
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- Title: Trapped against a low wall a group of anti-Tour protestors are repeatedly batoned by Red Squad officers
- 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: Mount Eden (Auckland, N.Z.), Rugby football--Political aspects--South Africa, Anti-apartheid movements--New Zealand, Discrimination in sports, Springboks (Rugby team)
- 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 recto: 38B/23A/68.;Inscribed on print on verso: BC8-68 Marlborough Rd 2. As I approached. 12th Sept 1981.;Notes provided by John Mercer June-July 2021: Nearing the situation I see the Red Squad officer continuing to strike Fran with his baton (hard work for such a big man). Similar action is occurring to the right of the image with friends trying to help/defend the people pressed up against the retaining wall. To the left on the raised front lawn of the adjoining property a protestor in a white helmet photographs a Red Squad officer. To his left is Wendy shouting to get the Red Squad officers to stop batoning Fran who is just visible at centre, obscured is Ineke who was shown running in to Fran's assistance in the previous frame. It appears that another Red Squad officer is striking at her.
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