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Bad Bins, a police cordon at the intersection of Marlborough St and Walters Rd. Things appear orderly and quiet, but later this location was a major flashpoint and the scene of confrontation, confusion and violence
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 walking along Marlborough Street. Several police officers are in the crowd. Two large skip bins are on the road.
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- Title: Bad Bins, a police cordon at the intersection of Marlborough St and Walters Rd. Things appear orderly and quiet, but later this location was a major flashpoint and the scene of confrontation, confusion and violence
- 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: Springbok Tour (1981 : New Zealand), Anti-apartheid activists, Protest movements., Rugby football--Political aspects--South Africa, Rugby football--Political aspects--New Zealand
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: I kept moving along Marlborough St heading towards "the next thing" – documenting people, places, events as they appeared in my viewfinder. Arriving at the intersection of Walters Rd and Marlborough St I look towards New North Rd and Eden Park. Things appear orderly and quiet, of course this location became a major flashpoint and the scene of confrontation, confusion and violence. You gotta love the "Bad Bins"; looking back from 35 odd years distance this is a moment of reflective irony.
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