Series[UMA-SR-000001764] Negatives for photographs by John EllisAccession[1999.0081] Photographic negatives and proof sheets taken by John EllisPart of ItemLa Flor peace yacht. [JE024]IdentifierUMA-ITE-1999008100193Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentAnti-uranium activist Rolf Heimann prepares his boat to sail single-handed into the French nuclear testing ground at Mururoa atoll in the Pacific. John Ellis had a strange experience at this gathering; Jim Cairns had come to farewell Rolf, and as a Federal Government Minister Commonwealth Police protected him. As John Ellis was taking my pics he I noticed faces in the viewfinder that I well remembered from a previous anti-conscription demonstrations -- they belonged to the Commonwealth Police officers who arrested me when they were in the employ of the previous conservative government. When I reminded them of the event and asked if they felt any emotion about now being on the "other side," they replied that it was "just another job."Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1999.0081 Unit 0001Copyright StatusUniversity copyrightConditions of Use and ReproductionCopyright owned by University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online
Ellis, John B., Jim Cairns farewells Rolf Heimann (05/05/1974), [UMA-ITE-1999008100193]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 19/06/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/276144
