Summary
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Badge promoting a fundraiser for the Australian Aboriginal Hostels Building & Development Appeal.
Part of collection of badges collected by Jim Cooper, a veteran member of the Building Workers' Industrial Union (NSW Branch) and Union and political activist before his death in 1984. His daughter passed the badges on to Alf Zeeno, ex-secretary of the BWIU, with a request that they be donated to the museum.
Physical Description
Round metal badge. Background is pale blue, with a dark blue boomerang in the centre, and dark blue text on the background, and white text on the boomerang. A pin on the back extends beyond the edge.
Significance
This badge documents the growing political movement led by Aboriginal people in Victoria in the advocacy of Indigenous rights.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from (Estate of) Jim Cooper, 14 Aug 1990
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Date Issued
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Manufacturer
A.W. Patrick, 440 Rae Street, Fitzroy North, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
Text: AUST. ABORIGINAL HOSTELS/CONSCIENCE CALLING/BUILDING/& DEVELOPMENT APPEAL.
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Overall Dimensions
2.5 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Issues, Aboriginal Issues, Aboriginal History, Public Housing, Fundraising, Badges
