Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button
This badge was made circa 1969 - 1970 and used in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1969 - 1970. It was acquired by the donor during his period of draft resistance and other anti-conscription activities between 1965 and 1972. It was used in the travelling exhibition, "Moratorium Means to Stop".
Physical Description
Tin-plate button, coated with white paper and plastic cover. Black print on front, and lapel pin attached to back. Earlier location recorded as 131/fc/17
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles, Public Life & Institutions
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Michael Hamel-Green, 01 Dec 1992
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Place & Date Made
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1969-1970
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Place & Date Used
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1969-1970
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User
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Inscriptions
Printed, black ink, front, "Silence/is the/Offence".
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Classification
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Category
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
6 cm (Length), 1 cm (Height)
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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
Conscription, Personal Effects, Vietnam War, 1959-1975, Wars & Conflicts, Vietnam Moratorium, Activism, Political Protests
