Badge - Australian Labor Government 1972-1975 Lest We Forget

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Item SH 901773 Badge - Australian Labor Government 1972-1975 Lest We Forget, Australia, circa 1976

Summary

Alternative Name: Button

'Lest We Forget' badge.. The slogan unites the Remembrance Day (11 November) message of 'Lest We Forget' with the Whitlam government's dismissal by Governor-General John Kerr on 11 November in 1975. The Southern Cross motif, traditionally associated with the Eureka Stockade of 1854 and subsequently the Labour movement, has since been appropriated by Australian right wing extremists as a sign of Australian patriotism.

Physical Description

Circular badge with blue background and white design.

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Collection Names

Jim Cooper Collection
Collecting Areas

Public Life & Institutions, Politics & Society, Working Life & Trades
Acquisition Information

Donation from (Estate of) Jim Cooper, 14 Aug 1990
Place & Date Made

Australia, circa 1976
Inscriptions

Text: AUSTRALIAN LABOR GOVERNMENT/Lest we forget/Nov. 11th/1972-1975.
Classification

Politics & public protest, Parliamentary politics, Badges
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

History
Type of item

Object
Overall Dimensions

4.5 cm (Width)
Keywords

Political Ideologies, Working Life, Eureka Flag, Political Parties, National Symbols, Badges

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