They want to join a club
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Natives carrying placards marched in protest through the streets of Port Moresby, P-NG, in August to demonstrate against alleged discrimination by the town's big clubs who have a majority European membership.
The Pagini Social Club also demon strated against the government's decision to call tenders for land near the P-NG University "even though the Pagini Club saw the land first and should get it".
PoKce were quick to grab one sign that they ruled provocative and destroyed it. It read: "Next time we come it will be in the night" (see picture), but there were no other incidents.
Pagini members marched to the
Returned Services League Club at Ela Beach and to the Papua Yacht Club, to demand entry forms.
Another group made the same demand at the Rugby League Club at Boroko. They got their forms.
The clubs pointed out that there were no restrictions as to race.
Later in the month the territory Land Board heard applications for the land near the university from Pagini and half-a-dozen other clubs including golf, rugby union and Australian rules. The outcome: Pagini was among those recom mended for the land. In Port Moresby many were wondering what part the protest march played in the decision.