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Anti-Tour protestors negotiate with police for access to Onslow Rd
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of a group of riot police officers confronting a group of anti-Springbok tour protesters. The police officers are wearing protective helmets with visors and holding batons.
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- Title: Anti-Tour protestors negotiate with police for access to Onslow Rd
- 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: Discrimination in sports, Anti-apartheid movements--New Zealand, Eden Park (Auckland, N.Z. : Stadium), Springbok Tour (1981 : New Zealand), 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: Perhaps it is a group of protesters seeking to end or escape the violent struggle but who were contained by the police lines between Marlborough St and Kowhai St on Onslow Rd. Perhaps they are asking/insisting on being let through police lines to head for Dominion Rd.
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