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On the eve of the Springbok vs Manawatū Rugby match at the Showgrounds, army engineers from Linton moved into the grounds under the cover of darkness to ring the Oval with rolls of barbed wire.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014P_Sp47_008783
Title
Barbed Wire Fence - Springbok Vs Manawatū Rugby match
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sp 47
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
The Showgrounds. Palmerston North
Date
1981

Object rights

Credit Line
Manawatu Evening Standard

Taxonomy

Tags
protests,
rugby,
south africa,
sport,
springbok tour,
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