Nazi thugs putting the boot in (Photo courtesy Bill McAuley | billmcauleyphotographer.com)
Anti-Apartheid demonstration in Sydney, 1971.
Getting close – but not too close – this photo chronicles a vicious assault: a man wearing a swastika and jackboots attacks Anti-Apartheid protesters opposing the 1971 Springbok (South African rugby team) Tour of Australia.
**This photograph is part of a new IA series that looks at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist, Bill McAuley.**
Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at 'The Age' in Melbourne.
Bill has several published collections, including 'Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley'. To see more from Bill, click here.
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