More Info →Police force engaged for anti-Tour and anti-Apartheid protests in the city.

Description

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 a policeman, perhaps arriving at the Railway land with protesters organising in the background. He has been identified as Ross Meurant, commander of the Red Squad.

Identification

Object type

Image

Archive

Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

Date

August 1, 1981

Digitisation ID

2021N_2017-20_034785_012

Format

B&W negative