Front cover image for Channel 7 historical news collection. Segment 2/9, Demonstration against Springboks Rugby Tour

Channel 7 historical news collection. Segment 2/9, Demonstration against Springboks Rugby Tour

Footage of demonstrations at Perth Airport against the South African Springbok rugby union tour of Australia. Features protest scenes, rugby players arriving and being greeted by fans, interview with team captain Hannes Marais, police arresting protestors outside City Hotel, and interview with Minister outside of Trinity Church, Perth, about the airport protest. Bob Hawke was a leading figure in opposition to the tour and his position is mentioned in protest signs and by interviewees

Online Video, English, 1971
TVW Channel 7, Perth, W.A., 1971