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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
- Date
- August 1, 1981
- Digitisation ID
- 2021N_2017-20_034785_012
- Format
- B&W negative
Taxonomy
- Community Tags