Crowd control during the Para Rubber fire

20 December 1966

Close up view of the crowd seen in the background of photo no.9, outside Louis J Spence Ltd, a business on one of the other corners of Cashel and Manchester streets. The crowd are several deep spilling onto the road, and onto a pedestrian crossing. Children are in the crowd, it is likely school is out for the summer holidays. Different ranks of police are speaking to people in the crowd. A photographer glances back at the scene as he walks across the road.
Winner of best collection in the 2021 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Creator: Peter Basire

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South

Contributor: Barbara Newcombe

Source: Entry in the 2021 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH21-203

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Crowd control during the Para Rubber fire

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