Summary
'Halt Holt' badge, alternatively known as a button, made in 1965 and acquired by the donor during his period of draft resistance and other anti-conscription activities between 1965 and 1972.
Harold Holt began his political career in 1935. He was Prime Minister from 1966-1967, when he disappeared in a presumed drowning off the coast of Victoria. Harold Holt became a particular focus for anti-Vietnam War protests when he declared his strong allegiance to the United States during a visit to Australia by the American President, Lyndon Baines Johnson, stating that Australia would be 'All the Way with LBJ'.
Physical Description
This is a tin-plate button, coated with black and yellow paper and with a plastic cover. There is black print on the front, and a lapel pin attached to back.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Michael Hamel-Green, 01 Dec 1992
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Person Named
Right Honourable Harold Holt CH, Canberra, Greater Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 1935-1967
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Place & Date Made
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Inscriptions
Printed, white ink, front: HALT/HOLT
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
4 mm (Height), 33 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measured 2.10.08
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Maximum dimensions
33 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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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, Politicians, Vietnam War, 1959-1975, Wars & Conflicts
