Item SH 871078 T-Shirt - 'I'm Tired of Hearing About Nuclear Bombs', Movement Against Uranium Mining, pre 1986

Summary

Anti-nuclear protest t-shirt designed and distributed by the Movement Against Uranium Mining (MAUM).
It was purchased for display in the "Peace" Exhibition, held in 1986 at Museum of Victoria to commemorate the International Year of Peace.

Anti-nuclear campaigns were being set up world-wide from the late 1950s onwards, with the movement peaking in the 1970s. Amongst these general campaigns, there were some that specifically targeted uranium mining. Such organisations flourished in Australia, as it was and is still one of the world's largest exporters of uranium. Movement Against Uranium Mining (MAUM), established in Victoria 1976, was involved in campaigns against nuclear weapons and French nuclear testing in the Pacific, as well as commemorations of Hiroshima Day. However, as the name suggests, their main aim was to lobby against the uranium trade, pushing for a five-year ban on mining.

Physical Description

White t-shirt with rectangular screenprinted graphic on the front. Features a black and pink inscription. At the bottom left hand corner is a blue stamp from the t-shirt manufacturer.