Blackbutt "Mourned" No incidents on Autonomy Day - 17th July 1971.

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DescriptionBlackbutt "Mourned" No incidents on Autonomy Day - 17th July 1971. Newcastle Morning Herald

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Blackbutt “Mourned”

Pall-bearers for Blackbutt carry a symbolic black coffin in the University of Newcastle Autonomy Day procession in Hunter Street yesterday. Conversion issues figured prominently in banners and floats.

No incidents on Autonomy Day

University of Newcastle Autonomy Day celebrations went off without incident yesterday, but students complained of excessive police activity.

A big contingent if plainclothes and uniformed police watched the procession along Hunter St... and more than 15 turned out for a “regatta” on the harbour.

There were no arrests and police were generally happy with the behaviour of students. They agreed activities were “well policed.”

The procession of about 200 students and several floats was watched 30 police and accompanied by police motor cyclist, cars and a wagon.

The Assistant Officer in charge of the North-eastern Police District (Super-intendant N. White) said police were “quite happy” with the behaviour of students.

“They were very well behaved and presented no problems,” he said. “There was no need to tone down and slogans in the procession, and students complied with all directions,” he said.

Police interfered with the procession twice to warn students about climbing on top of floats.

An egg-throwing completion was held at No. 2 Sports Ground, but only two eggs were caught and no results given.

A pinned “attack” on Newcastle Teachers’ College was dropped when it was found student teachers had been sent home because of a college staff meeting.

Proceeds from autonomy day will go to SACHED. an organisation providing black South Africans with scholarships.Datenot specifiedSourcehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/7770987686/

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SubjectAutonomy DayAutonomyNewsclippingsActivismNewspapersExhibition Autonomy!

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