Australian International Defence and Equipment Exhibition (AIDEX) protest, Canberra, 26-28th November 1991.

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Series[UMA-SR-000001764] Negatives for photographs by John EllisAccession[1999.0081] Photographic negatives and proof sheets taken by John EllisIdentifierUMA-ITE-1999008100908Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentAustralian International Defence and Equipment Exhibition (AIDEX) protest, Canberra, 26 November 1991. Australia's largest-ever arms sales exhibition was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Canberra. It was a showcase for overseas defence manufacturers wishing to sell in our region and, as such, attracted many peace, environmental and radical left activists. John Ellis writes "The rally was most successful in bringing the attention of the public to this hideous industry. Unfortunately the police and security forces used excessive force. In fact it seemed to herald in a new era by government to use the Tactical Response Group (TRG) in intimidating and also using force on demonstrators. Gerry Harant and I complained of police brutality to the Federal Ombudsman and were eventually interviewed by Federal Internal Investigation police. The taped interview is in my collection with relevant correspondence. There were many other complaints to the Ombudsman and ours eventually fizzled out with no satisfaction. In many cases police were completely unidentifiable and uniformed police removed their ID numbers. I included photographs of police violence on protesters in my complaint but they were dismissed."Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemCopyright 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

Provenance

CreatorEllis, John B.RolePhotographer

Dates

Date26/11/1991 - 28/11/1991

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Previous System ID1999.0081.00908UMAIC IDUMA/I/932Other IDsJE333-12a

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Genre/FormPhotographic printsFilm negatives

Subjects

SubjectAustralian International Defence and Equipment Exhibition (AIDEX)Australian International Defence and Equipment Exhibition--PhotographsNational Exhibition Centre, CanberraPeace movements--Australian Capital Territory--Canberra--Photographs

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Australian International Defence and Equipment Exhibition (AIDEX) protest, Canberra, 26-28th November 1991.

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