Summary

Alternative name(s): Button

Badge celebrating May Day in 1982 in Australia. The badge promotes peace and socialism.
May Day, the 1st of May, is International Workers' Day, It is a celebration of working classes and labour. In Australia, it is usually celebrated by a march on the Sunday closest to the 1st May, although Labour Day is celebrated on a different date with a public holiday.
Badge was made by Patricks in Sydney.

Donor collected these badges over a fifteen year period during which he undertook much research in the field of Trade Union material culture, and had extensive contact with the Trade Union movement Australia wide.

Physical Description

Circular white button with red printing across the middle and down the left side. On the right side at top two pennants in red, one shaded lighter, below these three heads, two outlined in red, the other between these two in brown and shaded in brown. Button attached to red rosette at back.

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