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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 1 August 1981, with the caption: "Ground in state of siege." Barbed wire was erected around the Showgrounds and barricades blocked parts of Cuba Street in anticipation of anti-Apartheid and anti-Springbok Tour protests during the rugby match played between the Springboks and Manawatū on 1 August 1981

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Date
August 1, 1981
Digitisation ID
2021N_2017-20_034781_001
Format
B&W negative

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Queue for the game outside Showgrounds fenceline.
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Barbed wire at the Showgrounds
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Police Lines in Cuba Street

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1981 springbok tour,
anti-apartheid,
barbed wire,
barricades,
police,
protest,
security,
showgrounds,
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Related items

Queue for the game outside Showgrounds fenceline.
Police guard Showground gate
Police guard Showground gate
Barbed wire at the Showgrounds
Barbed wire at the Showgrounds
Barbed wire at the Showgrounds
Container Rubbish bin barricades
Container Rubbish bin barricades
Barbed wire at the Showgrounds
Barbed wire at the Showgrounds
Barbed wire at the Showgrounds
Police Lines in Cuba Street