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Police and rugby fans heading towards Eden Park look back towards the approaching Biko squad
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of a crowd of rugby goers walking past the intersection of Shaw Street and Royal Terrace. Several police officers are in the crowd wearing protective helmets with visors.
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- Title: Police and rugby fans heading towards Eden Park look back towards the approaching Biko squad
- Creator: John Mercer
- Creator Lifespan: b. 1949
- Creator Nationality: New Zealander
- Creator Birth Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Date Created: September 12, 1981
- Location: Sandringham (Auckland, N.Z.)
- Physical Dimensions: 35 mm frame
- Subject Keywords: Rugby football--Political aspects--South Africa, Protest movements--New Zealand, Anti-apartheid movements--New Zealand, Rugby football - Political aspects, Protest movements--New Zealand--Auckland
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Bin blockade. Eden Park Auto Spares at rear. Rugby fans heading towards Eden Park through bin blockade.
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