Summary
Alternative Name: Button
Australian Labor Party supporter's badge for Victorian State) election campaign leading up to the 2nd March 1985 election. Official ALP campaign slogan was "The Partnership Works". John Cain was contesting his first election as Premier of Victoria.
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 with plastic face and lockable pin on the reverse. Reverse is white metal.Face has white background. At the top is crescent shape of yellow colour and black text. Base has crescent shape of green colour with black text. In the centre is black text over white background.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Alfred Zeeno, 14 Aug 1990
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Person Named
Honourable John Cain Jnr - Victorian Legislative Assembly, Victoria, Australia, 1985
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Place & Date Made
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Inscriptions
Text: John Cain / THE PARTNERSHIP WORKS / and Victoria.
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Keywords
Political Parties, Politicians, Election Campaigns, Badges, Victorian State Premiers
