Police move people protesting against the visit of US President Lyndon B. Johnson in Liverpool Street,Sydney on October 22,1966.Staff
Dozens of demonstrations marked the President’s visit to Sydney yesterday. Police arrested and charged 13 demonstrators.
LIVERPOOL STREET:Placard-carrying students broke through barricades as lead police cyclists in the motorcade drew near Hyde Park.
A young girl carrying a"Stop The Vietnam War"banner dashed on to the roadway and threw herself on to the bonnet of a police car.
Police carry away a girl who took part in the demonstration outside the art gallery.Staff
Other shouting demonstrators surrounded police cyclists and mounted police.
Young girls pelted the horses with black streamers and small stones.
As the President's car approached Hyde Park,loud booing and chanting broke out.
A number of men pushed their way past police and threw themselves in front of the first police car.
As the President's car was diverted around the police escort two young girls ran out and banged their fists against the window.
A number of screaming men and women also rushed Mrs Johnson's car as it was detoured.
They hammered their fists against the doors of the car.
Security men left their vehicle and went to help police.
One blond-haired security man scuffled with a screaming girl and another security man dragged a youth back from the car.
Black dresses
GEORGE ST. Anti-Vietnam demonstrators,who had their protest banners torn from a building,returned in force to shout in protest as the motorcade passed.
Police remove demonstrators from the roadway outside the Art Gallery on October 22,1966.Staff
Women in black dresses and scarves and men wearing black mourning bands around their arms stood on an awning and waved banners.
The banners said"Bring our boys back home.'
They had erected a temporary fence on the awning and threw black balloons and anti-war slogans into the street.
ART GALLERY:Punches were thrown and police carried off three men during a demonstration.
A fire tender stood by and police reinforcements were called to the area.
Several thousand demonstrators with placards and banners booed as the motorcade arrived.
Mounted police used their horses to force the demonstrators back.
A fire-cracker explosion set off by a group of booing demonstrators caused a scare.
The explosion occurred about a minute before the President and his party left the gallery.
Police had been warned that a bomb had been placed under a tree in the artificial garden outside the gallery.
Security men decided to enlarge the President's police cycle escort and he was protected by three lines of police.
Some were on horses,but most were on foot. The cycles drove immediately beside his car.
Mounted police formed a wedge to move up Art Gallery Road to clear a passage for the cars.
CIRCULAR QUAY;About 1,000 demonstrators were waiting for the President when he came back from his harbour cruise.
There were scuffles as demonstrators clashed with supporters of the President. Police cautioned demonstrators,but the jeers and cat-calls continued until the motorcade had left.