| Accession Number | F04194 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 3 min 28 sec |
| Object type | Actuality footage, Television news footage |
| Physical description | 16mm/b&w/silent |
| Maker |
Defence Public Relations (DPR) |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Date made | 19 May 1968 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
|
Anti-war demo DPR/TV/841
Description
On Sunday 19 May 1968 four hundred anti-conscription demonstrators massed outside the The Lodge blocking Adelaide Avenue. The demonstrators were mostly university students from over forty organisations. This was the biggest anti-Vietnam war sit-in ever seen in Canberra with sixty nine people arrested.
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Video of Anti-war demo DPR/TV/841 (video)