Student protest, Melbourne University Earth Week

Student protest, Melbourne University Earth Week c. 1973

CHAPMAN, Andrew

Registration number

1784248

Artist/maker

CHAPMAN, Andrew

Title

Student protest, Melbourne University Earth Week

Production date

c. 1973

Medium

digital file

Credit line

Purchased, 2020
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Andrew Chapman, students, Melbourne University, Earth week, protests, demonstration, c1973

Summary

During Melbourne University Earth Week, c. 1973, students cycle from the university in Carlton towards Collins Street, Melbourne, where they protested outside a mining company’s headquarters. These were the very early days of environmental protest in Australia.