Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button
This badge was made by Patrick Bros. in Melbourne circa 1970 - 1989 and used around the same time. Bearing the slogan 'Government Workers Against the Bomb', it is one of many instances of particular professional groups appropriating the anti-nuclear dialectic and displaying a united protest stance. Other examples in the Museum Victoria collection include: 'Nurses against Nuclear War', 'Printers for Peace'
Physical Description
Metal button, black lettering printed over a picture of three people walking beneath an umbrella as bombs fall to earth.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Working Life & Trades, Politics & Society
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Tribune Fair, 17 Nov 1990
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Manufacturer
Patrick Bros., Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970-1989
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Place & Date Used
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970-1989
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Inscriptions
Inscription: GOVERNMENT WORKERS AGAINST THE BOMB. Reverse: PATRICK BROS. MELBOURNE.
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
0.2 cm (Width), 4.4 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Disarmament Protests, Peace Issues, Societies, Trade Unions, Working Life, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Power, Anti-Nuclear Protests, Political Protests, Peace, Activism
