This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 01 August 1981. The Standard reported that as many as 1000 police were involved in planning for protests on game day, including the specially formed ‘Red and ‘Blue’’ riot squads. This image depicts the arrival of extra police via Airforce Hercules.
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Police force engaged for anti-Tour and anti-Apartheid protests in the city.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- 2017-20
- Date
- August 1, 1981
- Digitisation ID
- 2021N_2017-20_034785_013
- Format
- B&W negative
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- Manawatū Evening Standard
- Place
- Palmerston North
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