St Helen's Riot

Fox Photos 1969-11-15

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15th November 1969: A policeman loses his hat as anti-apartheid demonstrators riot at the St Helen's Rugby Ground, Swansea , Australia , during a match between the South African Springboks Rugby team and Swansea. One policeman was stabbed in the riot. (Photo by Fox Photos /Getty Images)

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Title: St Helen's Riot
Creator: Fox Photos
Date Created: 1969-11-15
Provenance: Hulton Archive
Subject Keywords: South African , Group, People, Failure, Hat , Social Issues, Horizontal, Black And White, Protest, Human Role, Shouting, Police Officer, UK , Wales , Sports Team, Australia - Australasia, Law, Politics, Protestor, Racism, Swansea , Riot, Males, Females, Banner, St Helens RFC, South Africa National Rugby Union Team, Anti-Apartheid, Match - Sport, Disorder
Collection ID: 60
Collection: Hulton Archive
Artist Title: Stringer

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