Summary
Badge for the Australian Protestant Federation (APF), circa 1918.
The Australian Protestant Federation (APF) was founded as the Victorian Protestant Federation (VPF). The Victorian Protestant Federation was active during and after World War I. Its aims were the protection of the principles of the liberty of conscience, freedom of worship and a Protestant revival; its targets were the Catholic Church and Archbiship Mannix, who opposed the war and conscription. The Victorian Protestant Federation was founded by Walter Albiston, who strongly supported conscription and the Empire. It later became the Australian Protestant Federation (APF).
Physical Description
A gilt and enamel badge with loop at top. The obverse has the letters APF at the centre on a red shield, around on a blue background, FOR GOD KING EMPIRE. The reverse is plain.
Obverse Description
The letters APF at the centre on a red shield, around on a blue background, FOR GOD KING EMPIRE
Reverse Description
plain
Edge Description
plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
circa 1918 AD
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Issued By
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Organisation Named
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Inscriptions
APF FOR GOD KING EMPIRE
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Material
Gilt and enamel
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
27 mm (Width), 30 mm (Height)
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Shape
Irregular
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References
Niel Gunson, 'Albiston, Walter (1889-1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, [Link 1] published in hardcopy 1979, accessed online 3 April 2014. Judith Brett, Australian Liberals and the Moral Middle Class, CUP, 2003, p.43.
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