Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button
This badge was made in support of the Anti-Vietnam War demonstrations on the 27th of March 1966. Australia was involved in the Vietnam War in an advisory capacity from 1962. It increased its involvement after 1965 with the commitment of troops. Protests against the War reached their peak in Australia in the late 1960s and early 1970s and this badge was an object used in this period of renewed protest. Australian troops were withdrawn from Vietnam by the Whitlam Labor government in 1972.
Physical Description
Circular badge with orange background. Green printed text u and l.l Green peace symbol l.r. Pin on the back.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles, Politics & Society
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Nic Maclellan, 23 Feb 1987
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Collector
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Place & Date Made
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Inscriptions
Printed text; March ON/ March 27th
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
4.7 cm (Height)
circular
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References
Grey, Jeffrey and Doyle, Jeff (1991) "Australia and the Vietnam War: A Select Bibliography," Vietnam Generation: Vol. 3 : No. 2 , Article 11. Available at: [Link 1] Edwards, Peter (2014) Australia and the Vietnam War. Sydney, NewSouth Publishing.
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Keywords
Peace Issues, Political Protests, Protest Movements, Vietnam War, 1959-1975, Vietnam Moratorium, Wars & Conflicts, Anti-War Demonstrations
